Romney the spinmeister

And the award for “most factual errors in a debate” goes to…Mitt Romney, the dynamic (as in changes positions quickly) GOP presidential candidate! In the June 5 presidential debate Romney actually said:
“Every Democrat up there’s talking about a form of socialized medicine, government takeover, massive tax increase…. I’m the guy who actually tackled this issue. We get all of our citizens insured…”
There are at least three mistatements here.

1. Only one Dem (Kucinich) is talking about a “government takeover” single-payer system. The rest (Edwards, Obama, Clinton) have said nothing of the kind, and in fact are relying on the private sector.
2. What massive tax increase? Perhaps he’s talking about the Bush tax cuts, passed by the GOP Congress with a sunset provision so they expire in four years. The expiration is not an increase, and remember, was a GOP mechanism. Yes, Edwards is calling for the use of the funds accruing after expiration to help fund health care; but he is hardly “every Democrat”.
3. “We get all of our citizens insured…” – hard to tell what he’s referring to, but likely alluding to his Mass health plan, which in its present form is not going to cover everyone.
What I find, well, wierd, is Romney actually was the major driver behind an innovative approach to health care reform, an approach that could be a model for other states and the rest of the country. Instead of standing behind his idea, and noting that the Dems (to a greater or lesser extent) are copying it, he’s distorting his own record. I know, he doesn’t want to be associated with anything remotely Democratic, but given polls which indicate a majority of voters are focused on and willing to financially support health carereform, I’m thinking he’s missing an opportunity here.
What does this mean for you?
Likely nausea from the out-of-kilter spinning.