Let's tie Obama's hands behind his back, then bludgeon him on "weak" job numbers

[MadHound]

114. Really? This is what Kucinich had to say about the individual mandate

"But instead of working toward the elimination of for-profit insurance, H.R. 3962 would put the government in the role of accelerating the privatization of health care. In H.R. 3962, the government is requiring at least 21 million Americans to buy private health insurance from the very industry that causes costs to be so high, which will result in at least $70 billion in new annual revenue, much of which is coming from taxpayers. This inevitably will lead to even more costs, more subsidies, and higher profits for insurance companies — a bailout under a blue cross. "
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/11927

This is what Sanders had to say about the individual mandate
"If you're saying to somebody ‘you must have health insurance and you're going to have to go into a private health insurance company who's only function in life is to try to make as much money as possible', I don't that's fair - I think that's wrong."
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=4FF88C22-436D-4621-92F7-EDB63346E58B

This is what Obama had to say about the individual mandate
"Some folks who said that it's not possible to provide universal health care coverage unless there's a mandate._ Their essential argument is the only way to get everybody covered is if the government forces you to buy health insurance. If you don't buy it, then you'll be penalized in some way....The reason people don't have health insurance is because they can't afford it."

But that was what Candidate Obama said. Shame we don't have Candidate Obama in the White House.