The internet is pointing to Mike Pence's 2010 tweet to rebuke Senate Republicans today

[DonViejo]

TUESDAY, JUN 20, 2017 11:20 AM EDT

The internet is pointing to Mike Pence’s 2010 tweet to rebuke Senate Republicans today

Rep. Mike Pence made a point that is awfully inconvenient for Vice President Mike Pence

MATTHEW ROZSA

Before Mike Pence was elected vice president, he was just one of 435 members of the House of Representatives. Given that he was also a Republican, it’s hardly surprising that he was a staunch opponent of President Barack Obama’s landmark health care bill, the Affordable Care Act.

That said, one criticism Pence had of Obama’s legislation is coming back to bite him in a big way.

Link to tweet

That tweet was from January 2010 — right around the time that the Obama administration was nearly through with its successful push to pass the Affordable Care Act, and because they were criticized for acting quickly and secretly, Republicans like Pence were quick to lambast them for doing so.

Not surprisingly, many on Twitter are drawing attention to the double-standard between Pence’s views on health care bill secrecy in 2010 and his presumed support for the Senate Republicans’ actions today.

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http://www.salon.com/2017/06/20/the-internet-is-pointing-to-mike-pences-2010-tweet-to-rebuke-senate-republicans-today/

[vi5]

1. Awesome! That will make them rethink their positions and approach...

...and it definitely will give their supporters in the Republican party pause for fear of seeming hypocritical.


We got 'em now!

[dreamland]

2. We need more of these side by side comparisons

The only way to make them eat their words is to expose them for their hypocrisy.