IF EVEN HE WON'T EMBRACE ROMNEYCARE, HOW'S MITT SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE GOP PRIMARIES?:

In Massachusetts, Obama won't promote state's plan (Ceci Connolly, 10/23/09, Washington Post)

President Obama will travel Friday to Massachusetts, one of only two states to implement a universal health-care program similar to his ambitions for the entire country. But he does not plan to use the trip to make his case for far-reaching reform; he will tout clean energy and raise money for the Democratic governor.

The president's critics say his reluctance to spotlight the Massachusetts model is real-world evidence that his vision would not work on a national scale. High costs have forced the state to trim benefits for legal immigrants and prompted one safety-net hospital to sue over a $38 million shortfall.

Obama's allies -- and even one prominent adversary -- see a more nuanced picture....

"Nuance" being Democrat for, "reality refuses to conform to my ideas."

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 23, 2009 6:03 AM