10 ideas Republicans loved until Barack Obama became President

[UrbScotty]

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The twisted irony is this: Many of the ideas President Obama and the Democrats have tried to put forth were actually Republican ideas first. So when you think about it, finding common ground and passing legislation that might, you know, help the American people, would be possible if Republicans weren’t hell-bent on attacking President Obama.

Here are 10 examples:

1. The Obamacare individual mandate. Before they became obsessed with bringing down Obamacare, Republicans had the idea of a free-rider fee for people who can afford health insurance but refuse to buy it, also known as the individual mandate. The free-rider fee is part of “Romneycare” in Massachusetts.

2. End-of-life counseling. Republicans also used to include counseling for end-of-life issues in their own healthcare proposals. But when President Obama liked the idea? Well, he just wants to kill your grandparents. Oh, and by the way, the so-called “death panels” are nothing of the kind. It’s simply about giving patients and their families the information they need to make the best decisions about the end-of-life care they want.

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http://www.eclectablog.com/2013/08/10-ideas-republicans-loved-until-barack-obama-became-president.html

[Old and In the Way]

1. Fascinating...and true.

Their complete hatred of Obama (and all Democrats, really) and obsession with not allowing any meaningful legislation to be advanced has meant jettisoning just about every principle they ever claimed to support. The Party of 'No" now stands for...nothing.

[treestar]

2. Just more proof that all Republicans care about is "winning" and having power

They use issues to that end. They don't care about the substance of the issues at all.

They just want the glory of winning. When they have the power, they use it to flaunt having it. They don't even care what they are using it for, just to show they have it.

[progressoid]

3. Ironically, a couple of those ideas DEMOCRATS used to fight until Barack Obama became President.

Now we're supposed to support them.

[Doctor_J]

4. How true. Unfortunately there are a lot of things many Dems have changed

their tunes on for the same (opposite?) reason.

Rec

[davidpdx]

5. Well these are the same people who spent 4 years promising

to make Obama a one-term president. They failed at that.