So one person working for one think tank, which criticizes the GOP often, wrote something 30 years ago and that becomes "THe GOP came up with the idea of a mandate"??
Really?
Only because they did. The Heritage Foundation came up with the idea, Bob Dole actually proposed it, Romney implemented it in MA, but when the black guy did it, it became "socialism".
Fucking RW has lost its mind.
If it was such a good idea, why didn't any of the other 49 states follow the plan that Romney got passed in Massachusetts? Weren't there any Democrat Governors during that 30 years that thought it would be good for the people in their states?
Bill and Hillary tried to pass it and failed when he became President for all 50 states, but apparently didn't think it was good enough for the people of Arkansas when he was Governor.
I could name a dozen more liberal Democrat Governors during that time frame that didn't have the courage to introduce it in their state, but you would probably blame it on George Bush.