Mitt Romney Praises Obamacare Despite Campaigning To Repeal It

Mitt Romney praised Obamacare for offering health care to more Americans Friday, despite the fact that he spent his last presidential campaign attacking it.

Romney's comments came in tribute to Thomas Stemberg, the founder of Staples, who passed away Friday. Romney was an early investor in the company through his private equity firm, Bain Capital. In comments to the Boston Globe, Romney credited Stemberg with encouraging him to push health care reform when he served as governor of Massachusetts:

Romney said that shortly after he was elected, Mr. Stemberg...