Comments on: Did Justice Roberts Help Romney and Provide a Path to Repeal ObamaCare?

By: Stephen Littau

Stephen Littau — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:59:53 +0000

I appreciate your remarks, Jeff. Now that I have had some time to get off the ledge following the ObamaCare ruling (so to speak), I’m very confident that I will not go back to the dark side and vote for Romney. Like you said, nationalized healthcare will come sooner or later whether we like it or not. The reason we are faced with ObamaCare now is because the Republicans did not offer an alternative free market policy when they ran things. If they end up running things again, it will probably be ObamaCare Lite anyway.

By: Jeff Molby

Jeff Molby — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:00:04 +0000

BUT the temptation to stray is much stronger for me than yesterday

There's always an issue or two that the major parties use to pry voters from minor parties. That's one of the ways they keep minor parties from gaining momentum. I was their mark in 2004. Sounds like they have your number this year. Don't do it. Unless libertarianism spreads, we're destined to have national healthcare eventually anyway. In the grand scheme of things, does it really make much difference whether it happens in 1993, 2014, or 2030? The ideological battle is far more important than any single election between the big parties.

By: Stephen Littau

Stephen Littau — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:09:33 +0000

Jeremy, you sound a lot like my conscience : ) (you would be the angel on the one shoulder, Erickson would be the devil saying “come on, you can trust the Republican this time; trust me”)

For me it’s a decision between principle and pragmatism. I don’t want to support a big government conservative who wants to drop bombs on Iran on behalf of Israel but I don’t want to support Obama’s criminal enterprise either. ObamaCare will be a disaster though. I can support Johnson and respect myself in the morning for staying true to my principles or I can support Romney and he *might* repeal ObamaCare *if* he has the support of both houses of congress.

At the end of the day, I probably will support Johnson because he’s the best person for the job and he aligns most with my principles BUT the temptation to stray is much stronger for me than yesterday. None of this would be a big deal if I didn’t live in a swing state (Colorado).

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:03:14 +0000

I disagree strenously.

Let’s not forget that it was a conservative justice, appointed by a Republican president, who upheld Obamacare. And now conservatives like Erickson want libertarians to “hold their nose” and join him in voting for the Republican who created the Obamacare prototype.

What is this, 1984?

I don’t trust the Republicans and I don’t trust conservatives on this. This is even more of a reason to vote for Johnson and not Romney.

My god, I sound like a Paulbot now…

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:45:22 +0000

I don’t know Stephen, I tend to think that repealing the Affordable Care Act is going to be far more difficult than Erickson seems to think:

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/can-republicans-deliver-on-their-promise-to-repeal-obamacare-and-whats-the-replacement/