John Kerry Criticizes Mitt Romney's 'Positions On Healthcare'

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) criticized Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday, saying the former Massachusetts governor "is going to have more positions on health care than he has voters."

"Mitt is sort of running against Mitt right now," Kerry told "FOX Business Network."

Kerry has voiced his opinion on Romney several times in recent days, previously saying the Republican presidential hopeful had flip-flopped on "every major touchstone of American politics" during an appearance on "Meet the Press."

"There are few people I've met in public life who have changed on as many issues as he has," Kerry said.

In the past, Romney has had hurled similar criticisms at Kerry. A video recently posted to YouTube shows the Republican candidate criticizing Kerry in a 2004 speech, saying "this guy really is" a "flip-flopper."

Romney's former support of health care reform in Massachusetts has proved to be a burden on the 2012 campaign trail. Romney has continually argued that Obama's health care legislation was not based on the Massachusetts plan, despite the fact that some of Romney's own health care advisers and experts helped craft the federal health care reform.

This isn't the first time Romney has received criticism for his support of health care reform in Massachusetts. In November, MIT health care economist Jonathan Gruber -- who helped craft the Massachusetts bill -- claimed Romney was "lying" while denying that the bill is similar to Obama's health care reform, saying the two are "the same fucking bill."

Comments

[Eagleman]

10:53 AM on 12/15/2011

John Flipping Kerry criticizing Mitt Flipping Romney ?

[sarahfigueroa207]

07:13 AM on 12/08/2011

Thank God I am not a Republican! It would be perplexing to try to decided whether to support Romney or Ronmey. Its a game of "Which Mitt is Mitt? While in office in Mass. he had no problem for taking credit for having the best healthcare in the US, ( even though he had no choice but to support it, since he had a House and Senate that was 90% Dem). And now that he doesn't have to answer to the constituents of one of the most Progressive states in the county he is suddenly against it. Jeez, you could get whiplash trying to keep up with this guys opinions!

[VA Jill]

12:26 PM on 12/07/2011

Mitt's already had more positions than the Kama Sutra.

[senator11]

11:29 AM on 12/07/2011

John Kerry D-Nantucket, defines the word irrelevant. He is another poster child for term limits.

[RepublicanDepression]

06:12 PM on 12/07/2011

Sounds like the accuracy of Kerry's comment's really to to you, huh?

LOL!

"He'll have more positions on the issue than he will have voters"

Now that's RELEVANT!

[ArtsyJane]

11:19 AM on 12/07/2011

HuffPost's headlines are like haiku poems. You can never really take them at face value. I think they're becoming famous for their bad headlines now - it's what distinguishes them from other blogs.

Newflash for the newsroom: Romney is the president of nothing. You cannot use the word "presidential" when referring to him. I just wonder how old the writers are and if they have at least high school diplomas. Judging from the quality of information/writing, I would guess not.

[ArtsyJane]

11:14 AM on 12/07/2011

There something hollow about Romney that makes me dislike him profusely. He is NOT a genuine person and I surely do not want him to be my president.

And more on the topic:

"He'll have more positions on hte issue than he will have voters" - good one, Kerry!

[jantomnidrah]

10:40 AM on 12/07/2011

Poor old Kerry the forgotten war hero still trying to get somebody to listen.

[purplejesus]

10:42 AM on 12/07/2011

typical that a republican would forget a war hero.

[jantomnidrah]

11:01 AM on 12/07/2011

If you think Kerry was a war hero you better read up on Jane Fonda and Kerry. He should he in jail along with that beast.

[CynicalAgnostic]

10:54 AM on 12/07/2011

Republicans are all so pro war, but they always seem to find an excuse for themselves to duck out of service. Such patriots.

[dublindude]

10:40 AM on 12/07/2011

Two things I don't like about Romney - his face.

[wrabbitt]

10:22 AM on 12/07/2011

Which Willard is Willard running against? I will give him one thing, he has enough positions, so he could debate himself.

[JOHNMEDLIN]

10:17 AM on 12/07/2011

All these people here complaining about the missleading headline. Folks, this is what we call a troll trap. We know it would lure all you people to this site so we can see who the wolves in sheep clothing are.

[Okieborn]

10:14 AM on 12/07/2011

I am a long time Progressive Democrat and yes !
ObamaCares
Re-Elect Obama / Biden 2012

[ArtsyJane]

11:15 AM on 12/07/2011

Bingo!

[Sammmo]

10:00 AM on 12/07/2011

HP, what a misleading headline!

[arthrbaum]

09:18 AM on 12/07/2011

Mitt is for 'Obamacare'; what dont the repubs get, why do they keep arguing about it..get over it!

[apiazza]

09:35 AM on 12/07/2011

It's Romneycare.

[mustardhead98]

09:02 AM on 12/07/2011

By your headline here I was thinking Kerry had actually come to his senses and was criticizing the president. Silly me...I should have known....HP has an issue with misleading headlines................

[Javalation]

09:33 AM on 12/07/2011

Maybe you have a problem with fairly evaluating our president. Probably a Fox watcher.

[Grissom1001]

08:55 AM on 12/07/2011

VERY misleading headline Huffpo. Your looking like the National Enquirer......

[CynicalAgnostic]

10:55 AM on 12/07/2011

*you're