Conservatives split on mandate and business fees

Conservatives split on mandate and business fees - The Boston Globe: "''There is the sense that what Massachusetts has done here is the beginning of a very, very important national debate and that other states will take the framework of what the governor put together, take out the bits the Massachusetts Legislature thought were cute, and that you'll see this in' other states, Norquist said.

As such, he thinks the effort can only help Romney in a presidential bid. ''It would certainly give the governor a very interesting talking point on an issue that is going to be central to any upcoming election,' he said. ''You always have the out that 'I had a really good idea, and the Democratic Legislature messed it up.' '"