Friday, May 6, 2011

Sen. DeMint's Amazing Health Care Flip-Flop: He Was For It before He Was Against It

Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, a right-winger from South Carolina, is an outspoken opponent of Obamacare. 

To hear DeMint tell it, it's a danged government takeover of health care, a socialist-communist-Big Government conspiracy to kill grandma.

Only one problem with this argument—DeMint is a former supporter of Mitt Romney and—Yes!— Romneycare, the former governor's signature legislation in Massachusetts and the model for—Yes!—Obama's plan.

It's true. DeMint is on record endorsing Romneycare. 

It's an amazing flip-flop, and gives the lie to DeMint's political posturing of the last two years. Here's the tape.

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