Romney’s Name Now Being Tossed Around As Daschle’s Replacement
The Democrats want socialized medicine. Tom Daschle was supposed to be the running back to carry their most prized domestic policy football into the end zone. But then a small matter of nearly $200,000 in unpaid taxes did him in, so now…Mitt Romney is the guy to replace him?
Some are apparently serious about it, and why not? Romney instituted socialized medicine in Massachusetts.
Which is why I never supported the guy for President.
If Obama wanted to bring Romney into the cabinet, he’d have to balance him by appointing a pro-choicer to a top HHS post because there are so many controversial, sexuality-related programs in that department that apportion money. The thinking here is that Romney would be the White House health care czar and that a Democrat — Gov. Kitzhaber of Oregon, maybe — would move over to Health and Human Services.
What does Romney get out of it? Assuming that Obama’s ship is merely listing now and that the economy has recovered perceptablly, 2012 is not going to be an attractive cycle year for a Republican to run for president. If managerial chops are what’s needed, then Romney’s resume cuts in… something that, again, the GOP didn’t seem to much appreciate in 2008. Like Hillary Clinton, Romney might be willing to trade his political ambition for the chance to do something awesome for the country.
What’s sad is that Romney’s chief qualification for this job is “Romneycare,” which has become an unmitigated disaster complete with health care shortages and out of control costs.
You want a shining example for why we should avoid nationalized health care like the plague? Look at what Romney did in Massachusetts.
So yeah, I could see why Obama might like him.
