Comments on: Those debate rating doo-hickey thingy things

By: Oink

Oink — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:13:13 +0000

Folks, just how do we know those people were truly “undecided?” I signed up to be a member of a focus group and I’m a dyed in the wool Fred Head.

How can they PROVE one is undecided?

I think those focus groups are a bunch of hooey.

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By: blues

blues — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:22:07 +0000

ArtbyRuth-whatever your opinion of the Replublican nominee(whoever it is),don’t sit out.The most important thing really is to stop Hillary,Edwards,or Obama.

By: StandardDeviation

StandardDeviation — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:16:16 +0000

So you’d rather he just veto a very liberal bill that will get passed anyways than work with the legislature to pass a slightly less liberal version that he promises to sign?

Sounds like we got the best we could out of a bad (liberal) situation.

I’m from MA, so Romney’s years as governor had a direct impact on me.

By: mileslibertatis

mileslibertatis — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:12:12 +0000

There is a difference between Universal Healthcare and Government Healthcare. Obviously, the most ideal solution is to get government out of healthcare, schools, etc.

But so long as we have REPUBLICANS looking at a “government is supposed to work” candidate like Mike Huckabee, we have no place demanding less government.

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Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:08:28 +0000

[...] several other readers have sent along a video showing an “undecided” member of Frank Luntz’s focus groups who showed up at both the Sept. 5 New Hampshire debate and last night’s NH debate. Anyone [...]

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:52:55 +0000

Romney sometimes seems just a little too slick for my taste, and the fact that he’s having to justify his actions as the governor of a very liberal state is an issue, too.. Yeah, the Dem legislature in MA could have overriden his veto of something he didn’t like. But why didn’t he stand on conviction and veto it anyway? Health care needs fixing, but mandating universal coverage isn’t the way to do it. I like the idea of making the nation one giant market for health insurance. And trial lawyers have caused costs to go up by suing pharmaceutical companies and doctors. I recall news stories a while back about states with high malpractice awards in court causing an exodus of doctors, especially doctors who deal with “high-risk” issues, causing the supply of qualified doctors to shrink, and in some locals, to levels that put lives of the public in danger when an emergency happens. Fixing health care isn’t going to be easy. Government control or forcing everyone to have insurance isn’t the answer.

By: conservativesRus

conservativesRus — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:40:15 +0000

Even if overridden – he still didn’t have to sign it. By signing the bills, he indicated his approval of them. If he hadn’t signed them, and they were overridden, he could say honestly that he didn’t support them and his actions showed such. Just do what is right and you don’t have to cover your tracks.
He’s a liberal in liberals clothing. (By the way, I live in CT so am close enough that I hear what offense/defense Romney put up – didn’t sound to me like he fought too hard get what was right done.)

By: StandardDeviation

StandardDeviation — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:10:25 +0000

Romney had to deal with a legislature that is abuot 85% liberal Democrat. They could have overridden any veto they wanted.

Universal Health Insurance was happening in Massachussets, just like gay marriage and tax increases were going to happen.

Mitt fought to make the health plan as palatable as he could. He’s admitted that it is not all that he wanted it to be, but he could only get the Dems to give so much. He played ball to mitigate the damage.

By: conservativesRus

conservativesRus — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:11:29 +0000

#38…Romney isn’t close to a conservative. Romney in fact signed into law a bill requiring health insurance. What kind of knuckleheaded bill is that. If I’m “rich” and choose to self insure – who is he to say I can’t? Telling an employer that they have to insure an employee is simply not recognizing the competitive issues around the world. Whether he understands this or not (it appears he doesn’t), the money comes from somewhere. The employer looks at total costs associated with hiring someone.
Now that I’ve ripped what Romney did – what I would have done is tell the hospitals that they don’t have to treat those who don’t pay. No gov’t intervention needed. No big bureaucracy required actually not providing care but rather pushing paper. People would get insurance all on their own. Some might not – but is that my fault they choose not to?

By: Michelle Malkin » A focus group plant or a professional undecided voter?

Michelle Malkin » A focus group plant or a professional undecided voter? — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:08:49 +0000

[...] readers have sent along a video showing an “undecided” member of Frank Luntz’s focus groups who showed up at both the Sept. 5 New Hampshire debate and last night’s NH debate. Anyone [...]

By: mileslibertatis

mileslibertatis — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:40:40 +0000

Romney has all the right ideas, the right credentials, the right experience. So why does he keep being beat out? All I can think is that people find him too appealing, too smart, too longsuffering – especially with the Christian candidate Huckabee making things up about himself and negative things about Romney! The troop surge? I remember Romney supporting it because I remember thinking “This is a risk. If the surge does not work, these comments will be a liability for Romney.”

In any case, I think there might be some ‘rich guy hate’ going on.

By: DesertLover

DesertLover — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:13:29 +0000

MrVIBEMAN said:

Once again, the media disses Duncan Hunter, by assuming he has not chance just because he didn’t show in Iowa or NH. Like those 2 states are magical or something.

Once again I say the only way this will ever get fixed is a National Primary Election Day so that ALL CANDIDATES are still on ALL BALLOTS …

By: MrVIBEMAN

MrVIBEMAN — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:01:39 +0000

Once again, the media disses Duncan Hunter, by assuming he has not chance just because he didn’t show in Iowa or NH. Like those 2 states are magical or something. What’s worse is that I can understand ABC not inviting him to a debate, but finding out that FOX didn’t invite him really chaps my cheeks. (not the ones on my face either)
Huckabee wasn’t a speck on the radar 6 weeks ago either, now look at him. People need to give Hunter his chance.
The race is still wide open.

By: conservativesRus

conservativesRus — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:39:58 +0000

Probably the wrong thread to say this – but I’m just a bit puzzled by some of the candidates insistence that the number of countries traveled to is an indication of foreign policy experience. By that measure, I bet Paris Hilton is more qualified since I’d venture a guess that she’s vacationed out of the country than those guys have traveled out of the country.