cool, if we put this piece together with this piece we can make it work and isn t that exciting. it was is like solving a problem. there were very strong efforts to reach out across the aisle and make sure we had partners, whether it was senator kennedy, whether it was the head of the senate in the massachusetts. we reached out. the key concept of romney s plan is the so-called mandate, developed by the conservative think tank the heritage foundation. it requires all citizens to have health insurance or pay a penalty. the goal? expand the pool as a way to reduce the cost of health insurance. mitt romney found it very appealing on a personal responsibility front. this is a conservative vision of health care reform. on april 12th, 2006, a jubilant governor romney signs the bill into law at a ceremony in fwons s fanuel hall. he wants the world to see what he has done but he also credits his old adversary ted kennedy who worked with romney to get the bill passed. my son said that