We Have A New #1

Romney just moved to the top of the list of my presidential contenders.

If I Were President
By Mitt Romney

If I were president, on Day One I would issue an executive order paving the way for Obamacare waivers to all 50 states. The executive order would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and all relevant federal officials to return the maximum possible authority to the states to innovate and design health-care solutions that work best for them.

As I have stated time and again, a one-size-fits-all national plan that raises taxes is simply not the answer. Under our federalist system, the states are “laboratories of democracy.” They should be free to experiment. By the way, what works in one state may not be the answer for another. Of course, the ultimate goal is to repeal Obamacare and replace it with free-market reforms that promote competition and lower health-care costs. But since an outright repeal would take time, an executive order is the first step in returning power to the states.

Too bad he wasn't thinking this clearly when he pushed RomneyCare down the throats of the Mass. citizens.

This flip-flop does make me think that he's a typical politician, willing to say and do anything to get elected.

However, given the mood of the voters in this country right now that may be a good thing...