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Dr. Mitt

Mitt Romney probably lost my support for president when he moved to Massachusetts, because  I've decided that nobody from that state should ever be given dominion over anybody's life.  When, as governor, he shepherded a Kennedy-esque gummint health program into law,  the spike was driven.  Today's Berkshire (MA) Eagle has something to say about that. “  The Republican candidate asserts on the campaign trail that he developed a plan that provides health insurance for all without government involvement, which is patently false. Unfortunately a national press corps more concerned with sizzle than steak, and the Hollywood handsome Mr. Romney is all about sizzle, has not challenged his claims sufficiently, and based on its performance in the last two presidential elections, may never do so. The reform plan, of course, is heavily subsidized with state and federal funds, and wouldn't exist without them. The low cost figures he trumpets are only for the plans on the lowest rung of the ladder, and he doesn't mention that the program begins to spring leaks when the many who don't qualify for those plans seek insurance and find themselves faced with plans that cover little and cost plenty. ”