Mitt Romney Haunted By Past Of Trying To Help Uninsured Sick People

[joeybee12]

BELMONT, MA—Though Mitt Romney is considered to be a frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the national spotlight has forced him to repeatedly confront a major skeleton in his political closet: that as governor of Massachusetts he once tried to help poor, uninsured sick people.

Romney, who signed the state's 2006 health care reform act, has said he "deeply regrets" giving people in poor physical and mental health the opportunity to seek medical attention, admitting that helping very sick people get better remains a dark cloud hovering over his political career, and his biggest obstacle to becoming president of the United States of America.

"Every day I am haunted by the fact that I gave impoverished Massachusetts citizens a chance to receive health care," Romney told reporters Wednesday, adding that he feels ashamed whenever he looks back at how he forged bipartisan support to help uninsured Americans afford medicine to cure their illnesses. "I'm only human, and I've made mistakes. None bigger, of course, than helping cancer patients receive chemotherapy treatments and making sure that those suffering from pediatric AIDS could obtain medications, but that's my cross to bear."

"My hope is that Republican voters will one day forgive me for making it easier for sick people—especially low-income sick people—to go to the hospital and see a doctor," Romney added. "It was wrong, and I'm sorry."

http://www.theonion.com/articles/mitt-romney-haunted-by-past-of-trying-to-help-unin,20097/

[Deep13]

1. Asshole.

"I helped sick people" should be his campaign slogan.

[cbdo2007]

2. That may be from The Onion - but it actually is very very true.

They made such a big issue of Health Care Reform in the last election and haven't "fixed" it yet, so it will be another major issue next year when Romney is running against President Obama and this really will be a sticking point with people.

[Scuba]

3. Do one good deed and it ruins your cred with the Righties. n/t

[elleng]

4. "No good deed goes unpunished!"

[Scuba]

6. That's why I will never again give up my aisle seat on the plane....

...even if you are on your honeymoon and want to sit next to your husband.

[elleng]

7. GUARANTEED to be punished for THAT one!!!

:hi:

[NightWatcher]

5. Cant wait to see Mittens run against Romneycare, er I mean Obamacare

[white_wolf]

8. It shows how fucked up your party is when they try to punish you

for trying to help people, even in the small way Romney did.

[katnapped]

9. You should clarify

Helping rich people is OK.

It's just the poor, unwashed slobs you need to avoid when running for president.

[chrisa]

10. LOL Another great one from The Onion