New reports are out that show RomenyCare makes free health care available to illegal immigrants (USAToday.com). Romney blames this slip up on the governor that replaced him He stated that free health care for illegals was never intended; the law was changed after he left office. Yet others claim this problem was brought up before its passage. Clearly Romney has been caught in another health care scandal. But why is Romney, the traditional media's choice, being hammered with this issue?
For starters, he's Republican. The traditional media doesn't actually like Romney, they just think Obama can beat him. Obama needs to draw attention away from his own unpopular health care law, and what better way to do that than go after Romney's. But why so early? After all these stories don't help Romney with Republicans and may jeopardize his chances.
The traditional media believes a Romney primary victory is a definite. The Establishment Republicans are helping Romney by moving up primary votes in several states (WizBangBlog.com). They hope to bring a quick end to the process before future bad news surfaces for Romney. So the liberals don't care about hurting Romney, who appears to be the winner, it just makes it easier to attack him later.
There may be another reason though. Perhaps liberals know Obama is going to lose, and they hope they can convince Romney not to repeal ObamaCare. When all is said and done, ObamaCare is merely a federal version of RomneyCare (MSNBC.com), and there have been some Establishment Republicans who like some parts of ObamaCare (Yahoo.com). Plus, if Romney appeals the law, the left can scream hypocrisy. The claim will be made that free health care should be available to all U.S. citizens, not just the citizens of Massachusetts. Maybe to the left Romney is actually the best bet to keep ObamaCare alive if they lose power in 2012. This is a scary thought for conservatives, who want ObamaCare repealed, and further evidence of a huge weakness in a Romney presidential run.
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