Tommy Thompson Complains about Romney Copying Him
We’re less than four weeks until the Iowa straw poll, something that is make-or-break for Tommy Thompson, and the former Wisconsin governor is starting to crack under the stress [via Boots & Sabers]:
At a stop on his bus trip through Iowa Saturday, GOP presidential candidate Tommy Thompson fired away at Republican opponent Mitt Romney, who also recently began his own bus tour of the Hawkeye State, saying that Romney is mimicking his plans.
“I’m the one that started the bus tour, and Romney is copying me,” Thompson said forcefully. “And what’s the best sense of flattery? It’s when they copy you… He’s following me around the state because I think he’s seeing the polls and seeing we’re starting to grow, and that’s going to be threatening to him.”
Let’s give Tommy some positive coverage. He has tackled health care more forcefully than any other GOP candidate, trying to fill that niche and build momentum. He warned fellow Republicans that they better put forth a proposal or the public will latch onto socialized healthcare:
GOP candidate Tommy Thompson said he fears that if free-market solutions aren’t found, the nation will turn to an inefficient, national system. “Republicans have been reluctant to take it on,” Thompson, a former Wisconsin governor and former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, said in an interview. “Republicans have only offered piecemeal suggestions, and that’s not good enough. You have to have a total transformation of health care in order to save it.”
“GOP Candidates Propose Market-Based Plans for Health Care“
