Jack Kimball
New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman and Tea Party activist, Jack Kimball, had some nice things to say about Governor Romney. Chairman Kimball gives The Gov due credit for finding a state-based solution to a state problem:
From the PoliticalTicker:
It really was an innovative experiment, he’s a very smart man and what he did was he came up with this program geared for the state of Massachusetts, it was never meant to be some model for a national health care program,” Jack Kimball said on CNN’s “John King, USA” Monday.
“And Mitt Romney’s made it very clear and as recently as a few weeks ago to me that he’s in favor of complete repeal of ‘Obamacare’ and that each state should come up with their own plan.”
“It shouldn’t be as big an issue as folks are making it.”
Keep in mind, this is the same tea party-backed Chairman that was voted in by Republican officials at convention back in January. At that same gathering, (very conservative) attendees were invited to participate in a presidential straw poll; the results were very astoundingly in Mitt’s favor: Romney 35.1%, Ron Paul 10.5%, Tim Pawlenty 7.6%, and Sarah Palin at 6.9%.
HT: Revolution 2010
-Luke Gunderson
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Great article Luke.
Hi..I am a Democrate…and I will be voting for Barack Obama come 2012 because, I think he is doing a great job. I think the GOP should be more helpful in working out our economy problems..they are a disappointment. Working to gether for the Good of the Nation is the only way to go. The GOP is acting like a LOBBIEST for Big Business and Insurance Companies…you guys could all take lessons from Bill Gates and some wealthy men like him and Oprah who gives back and not just takes takes takes. Anyway if you do have a canadate come 2012 I think Mitt would do your party much better than Donald Trump who i have read filed bankrupsey 4 times….Trump is a bad idea. If he does run…one thing they will go after is his FINANCIAL SITUATION..how much he owes vs. how much he is worth.and DID HE PAY HIS TAXES…so i would not waste my time backing him and go with Mitt..just a suggestion
I have hesitated identifying myself as a member of the Tea Party because it is such a diverse group, and some people who claim to speak for the Tea Party (or perhaps are identified as Tea Party leaders by the liberal media) reflect ideas that are not consistent with my own. I like the Tea Party ideal that rejects greater expansion of the Federal Government and its out-of-control spending. Romney’s success in turning the $3 billion deficit in (liberal) Massachusetts into a multi-million dollar surplus indicates to me that he and I share that same ideal. I think Mitt Romney is the personification of the “Responsible Small Government” Tea Party.
Ditto, Noelle! It’s hard to know what the Tea Party really stands for because the mainstream media is always trying to pigeon-hole it or attach it to racism, xenophobia, etc. I’m 27 and I believe in small government. I believe the human spirit needs freedom of entrepreneurship, so it’s annoying to be called racist, accused of being stuck in the status quo or afraid of change, etc.
Overall, I think the Tea Party movement is a positive thing. Many politicians are afraid of more people getting involved in the political process. But not Mitt. He welcomes the involvement of people and wants to give freedoms back to small businesses so our future isn’t encumbered by excessive taxes and bureaucracy. Yay, Mitt!