Politico: Romney’s health plan covered all abortions, “no exceptions” December 23, 2007
Posted by Paul Edwards in Abortion, Romney.trackback
The Politico reports on Mitt Romney’s rather “paltry record on life,”
Why are conservatives having such a hard time believing Romney? His recent comments about his abortion record as governor of Massachusetts provide a clue.
“I came down on the side of life [in] every single instance as governor of Massachusetts.”
So declared Romney at the recent CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate.
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Unfortunately, an examination of Romney’s record on life issues reveals a much more nuanced record than Romney likes to admit. Herewith a partial account:
• Romney’s universal health insurance plan, which he often touts as the signature achievement of his governorship, allows women to have an abortion for a $50 co-pay. Even worse, the plan does not include any exceptions, which means Massachusetts taxpayers are forced to fund abortion-on-demand.
He’s obviously a shill…
Mitt Romney is, at his very core, Mormon. Now, before you say, “Well, yeah, duh,” this is what I mean: Consider issues like polygamy, blacks, blood atonement, and other aspects of the beliefs, practices, and history of the Mormon church. LDS leadership will tell you, “No, we never believed/taught THAT!” Yet by doing just a cursory search, one can find a veritable treasure trove of quotes and teachings from Mormon prophets/apostles that say, “Yes, they did teach/believe/practice that!”
Enter the Romney. A couple days after the YouTube debate, Romney was interviewed by Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren, and again insisted: “Every bill that came to my desk that related to [abortion], I came down on the side of life. So I have a record. You can look at what I did when I was governor.”
Unfortunately, an examination of Romney’s record on life issues reveals a much more nuanced record than Romney likes to admit. Coincidence? Eh, not so much.
Don’t forget that Romney is a “life-long” hunter that his own aide testified that Romney has been hunting all of twice. OH - and doesn’t own a gun. Mike Huckabee is the REAL DEAL on any subject the GOP needs to address.