Seems like some of Mitt's supporters have handed a smoking gun to Mitt's "Romneycare = Obamacare" opponents, by including a copy of a 2009 Romney op-ed in USA Today that urged Obama to use an individual mandate, just like they did in Massachusetts.
Thing is, it's not a bad article, at least by 2012 standards. It seems to have been written by a relatively moderate, business-driven Republican, like Mitt Romney presented himself as up until a year or so ago. But it looks like it's already being hauled out by Romney's opponents on the Right as yet another urgent reason to oppose him in the primaries. #ddtb
Reshared post from +David Kurtz
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Romney Urged Obama To Embrace Individual Mandate In 2009
In July 2009, Mitt Romney called on President Obama to require Americans to buy insurance as part of his health care plan, using “tax penalties” as a backstop — in other words, the federal individual …
Look out Mitt! That disembodied hand is about to get you!
And notice it's a right hand …