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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2012, 10:02 PM Jun 2012

Nixon speaks out against Obama’s health care law

With the United States Supreme Court's decision on healthcare expected to come on Thursday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon broke with his party on Monday over a key part of the legislation.

Speaking with reporters in St. Louis, Governor Nixon sounded more like a Republican when asked about the impending decision.

Referring to the Affordable Care Act as the “Washington Healthcare Law” Nixon spoke out against the key ingredient of President Obama’s signature legislation—the so-called individual mandate requiring people to purchase health insurance.

“I think I’ve been pretty clear…that the health insurance mandate is not something that I think is a good thing," Nixon said. "Without going into great detail, having the government um....um....order you to buy something like that is not something that in the past I’ve supported.”

Read more here: http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/nixon-speaks-out-against-obamas-health-care-law/#storylink=cpy

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Nixon speaks out against Obama’s health care law (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 OP

Speaking against the mandate is "sounding like a Republican"? Bonobo Jun 2012 #1

Good information. NCarolinawoman Jun 2012 #3

Oh, THAT Nixon. NCarolinawoman Jun 2012 #2

That was my first reaction. libinnyandia Jun 2012 #4

Mine too. I was half expecting it to be an onion article. Angleae Jun 2012 #5

Or maybe an episode of Futurama:o) libinnyandia Jun 2012 #7

I had the same reaction! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #6

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

1. Speaking against the mandate is "sounding like a Republican"?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 10:07 PM

Jun 2012

Really?

And yet the people that first pushed the idea of the mandate were Republicans to the core. ALL of them. So who REALLY sounds like a Republican?

Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993 Sponsors:

Robert Bennett [R-UT], Christopher Bond [R-MO], David Boren [D-OK], William Cohen [R-ME], John Danforth [R-MO], Robert Dole [R-KS], Pete Domenici [R-NM], David Durenberger [R-MN], Duncan Faircloth [R-NC], Slade Gorton [R-WA], Charles Grassley [R-IA], Orrin Hatch [R-UT], Mark Hatfield [R-OR], Nancy Kassebaum [R-KS], Robert Kerrey [D-NE], Richard Lugar [R-IN], Alan Simpson [R-WY], Arlen Specter [R-PA], Ted Stevens [R-AK], John Warner [R-VA]
Consumer Choice Security Act of 1994 Sponsors:
Robert Bennett [R-UT], George Brown [R-CO], Conrad Burns [R-MT], Daniel Coats [R-IN], Thad Cochran [R-MS], Paul Coverdell [R-GA], Larry Craig [R-ID], Robert Dole [R-KS], Duncan Faircloth [R-NC], Charles Grassley [R-IA], Judd Gregg [R-NH], Orrin Hatch [R-UT], Jesse Helms [R-NC], Kay Hutchison [R-TX], Dirk Kempthorne [R-ID], Trent Lott [R-MS], Richard Lugar [R-IN], Connie Mack [R-FL], Frank Murkowski [R-AK], Alan Simpson [R-WY], Bob Smith [R-NH], Ted Stevens [R-AK], Strom Thurmond [R-SC], Malcolm Wallop [R-WY].

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/27/1078152/-Republicans-Supported-an-Individual-Mandate-Until-Obama-Did

NCarolinawoman

(2,825 posts)

3. Good information.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 10:26 PM

Jun 2012

Thanks. The health care bill has some good stuff in it, but is missing some good stuff, as well. It's better selling points are the liberal ones; not the Republican ones.

I still remember Harry Reid promising that the Public Option would be re-visited. I think most of us knew that would never happen.