I'm starting to lean towards the opinions of the Ty Webb's and St Louie's of OC- unless the Republicans nominate a candidate with some guts, some intestinal fortitude, or whatever you want to call it, Obama is a shoo-in.
When clowns like Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are leading the field (I know it's still early), that tells you how ridiculously inept the R field is. Now we have Newt bashing Paul Ryan and his plan to
save Medicare, and sounding like Chuck Schumer in the process. Along with that he agrees with the individual mandate requirement of Obamacare.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576325350084379360.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Mr. Gingrich also stuck with his past support for the central plank of the Obama health plan—the mandate to buy insurance.
In 1993, Mr. Gingrich said Americans should be required to have health insurance just as they are required to have automobile insurance. Back then, he endorsed the use of vouchers to help everyone buy insurance. He also endorsed the use of income-based vouchers to help everyone buy insurance.
On Sunday, Mr. Gingrich said he opposes the Obama plan because it creates a "Washington-based model, a federal system" with exchanges that try to "replace the entire insurance system."
He also contended that people should be required to buy coverage or post a bond to cover their costs should they need care and lack insurance. Like Mr. Romney—and Mr. Obama—Mr. Gingrich spoke of the "free rider" problem: those who go uninsured and then don't pay their bills when they get sick, spreading the costs across the system.
"All of us have a responsibility to help pay for health care," he said Sunday.
No, I don't. I have a responsibility to pay for MY (and my family's) health care. The problem is not the "those who are uninsured" part; it's the "don't pay their bills" part.
