When newly elected Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts attacked the
Democrats’ healthcare plan during the Republican address two weeks ago,
Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod said on ABC’s This Week: “Let
me note that Sen. Brown comes from a state that has a healthcare format
in his state that is similar to the one we’re trying to enact here. He
voted for it and said he wouldn’t repeal it. So we’re just trying to
give the people in America the same opportunities that the people in
Massachusetts have.”
Visibly agitated when appearing on the same program, Sen. Lindsey
Graham said of Axelrod’s comments: “The American people are getting
tired of this crap. No way in the world is what they did in
Massachusetts like what we’re about to do in Washington. To suggest that
Scott Brown is basically campaigning against the bill in Washington
that is like the one in Massachusetts is complete spin.”
Americans are indeed tired of lying politicians, but the only crap
being put forth here is by Graham. And it’s not just Axelrod who is
pointing out the similarities between the Democrats’ healthcare plan and
Mitt Romney’s Republican model — everyone is.
Let’s start with the liberals. The popular blog Think Progress notes:
“Both plans require people to purchase coverage, and both provide
affordability credits to those who can’t afford insurance. Both create
insurance exchanges, both establish minimum creditable coverage
standards for insurers, and both require employers to contribute towards
reform.”
Making similar observations from a conservative perspective, The
American Spectator’s Philip Klein writes: “If Obamacare passes, Romney
will be left telling angry primary voters that the only real difference
between the two plans is that he implemented his policies at the state
level, while Obama did it through the federal government. It’s sort of
like saying, ‘As governor, I raised state income taxes, but the thought
of raising federal income taxes — that’s an outrage!’” read more>>>>>>>>>