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On Thursday evening, Piers Morgan spoke with former presidential candidate Rick Santorum about the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the controversial health care law often referred to as "Obamacare."
Santorum, who endorsed Mitt Romney for president, applauded Romney's promise to repeal the law if elected to office. "Trust me, we will hold him [Romney] at that word," said Santorum. "And I believe that he will keep it."
When Morgan pointed out the similarities between Obamacare and Romney's Massachusetts state health care law, informally known as "Romneycare," Santorum was quick to note that Romney was no longer in support of his former mandate and that Romney has "learned from those mistakes."
"I'm using his language," continued Santorum. "He has made it very clear that this [Obamacare] is something that he would oppose, that he would repeal. And let me assure you that Republicans in the House and Senate will be chomping at the bit to do just that if we're successful in November."
Patrick Kennedy, son of the late Ted Kennedy, was also on the program on Thursday to discuss the SCOTUS decision. "I think he would have been thrilled," said Kennedy. "That not just members of Congress have guaranteed health care anymore but that all the constituents that elected them now have access to health care that members of Congress are fully happy to have."
"My father saw it as simply a matter of hypocrisy that these people who are criticizing health care take government funded health care themselves," said Kennedy about those in government leadership. "And he just thought it was a matter of fairness. And he thought it was a moral issue. It was about whether we wanted to treat others the way we ourselves would want to be treated."
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Patrick Kennedy gave it to us straight. We should all have the right to healthcare. Those in government positions never need to worry about healthcare. There have been a few times in my life when I didn't have healthcare coverage. When I was twenty, (and had no coverage) I had to have emergency surgery. Not only was I fearful of the surgery but I also had to think about how I was going to pay the bills, because at that point I had also lost my job.
Dear Mr. Kennedy,
Thank you for giving voice to those of us living on fringes. I am fighting the same brain cancer that took your father. If not for Obamacare I might not be alive, I probably would not have health insurance, and my family would most certainly be bankrupt.
While on medical leave for treatment, I lost my job and consequently my health benefits. Thanks to Obamacare, after every private health insurance company told me I was “Uninsurable due to my pre-existing condition,” I was able to get healthcare coverage through a government sponsored program that was put in place because of The Affordable Care Act.
As you know, Glioblastoma Multiforme is almost universally lethal. So while I will most likely leave my young family fatherless, thanks to Obamacare, I will not also leave them penniless. I think my oldest son (age 6) captured it best when we explained to him the most recent Supreme Court ruling, “Now, even if President Obama dies tomorrow, we will all still have healthcare.”
Thank you for all your hard work towards creating better world. You should be proud of the impact you have made.
WHERE ARE MITT ROMNEY'S "TAX RETURNS" ? HE MUST HAVE TAX SHELTERS IN ABOUT 6 COUNTRIES..& "WHY WASN'T HE NOR HIS 5 SONS SERVED IN THE MILITARY?",,STRANGE ....
Excellent article! Bonne contination à vous