Matt Browner Hamlin at AMERICAblog:
Multiple Choice Mitt strikes again. Romney is putting out a paperback version of his book, No Apology, but has edited out references to the individual mandate contained in health care legislation he brought into law in Massachusetts.
Mitt's problem is obvious. In Massachusetts he signed into law the very same individual health care mandate that has become the centerpiece of the conservative case against health care reform. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, Mitt Romney defended the individual mandate and argued for its adoption at the federal level:
Now that the political winds have changed, he's trying to deny that he ever had anything to do with the individual mandate. He barely even mentioned reform during his speech at CPAC today. As Matt says:
Romney can say he isn't apologizing for the individual mandate, but when he turns around and edits his support for it out of his less than year-old book, it's really hard to take him seriously.
Yup. In fact, It's completely impossible to take his word seriously. He will literally say or do anything to advance his political career.