Romney Signs Socialized Health Care Bill

Governor Mitt Romney is getting a bit of flack for the same thing Attorney General Tom “Cover Up” Reilly was doing last weekend. While Reilly was exaggerating his role in the clergy sex abuse scandal, Governor Romney appears to be giving himself more credit than is likely deserved for the socialized health care bill he just signed into law just hours ago.

Gov. Mitt Romney’s star turn in the national health care limelight has left some critics in Massachusetts in the shadows and fuming that the governor’s presidential aspirations are crowding them out.

“To claim it’s his bill is expected and disingenuous,” said Health Care for All executive director John McDonough, a former Democratic lawmaker.

McDonough and Democrats privately and publicly grumbled over the headline treatment being lavished on Romney by the national press for a bill they say is more of the state Legislature’s making than the governor’s.

Frankly, Romney touting this bill as his own will probably hurt his presidential aspirations. Any move towards socialized health care can only hurt a Republican like Romney, who has plenty of hurdles to jump through without being a proponent of this mostly horrible new legislation that could lead to more states adopting similar disaster plans.

Romney did veto eight provisions of the new health care reform bill, most notably the $295 per worker assessment on employers who do not provide health coverage for their employees; but as we all know by now, Romney’s veto pen is as weak as feather sword when put up against the overwhelmingly liberal legislature. Romney should have stepped in with some real leadership to never give the liberals on Beacon Hill a chance to override a veto, those provisions should NEVER have been in a health care bill. A Romney veto is an invitation for an override, and while it may make Romney look good for 10 seconds, it won’t take long for that override. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, Democrat of Boston, has already chimed in against Romney’s vetoes, saying “to change anything will disturb the delicate balance that made this law possible. Each and every element of this law is critical to accomplishing our intentions and goals.”

Any bets on how long it will take the 87% liberal legislature to override Romney’s veto?

I’m disappointed in Mitt Romney today, and I’m sure many New Hampshire residents working in Massachusetts are quite upset.

Aaron Margolis is a life long resident of the Bay State, and works at an architectural firm north of Boston. Aaron has a Master of Architecture Degree from Boston Architectural College and is currently in the process of becoming of a Registered Architect.