In a post yesterday, Jonah mentioned that we, along with Kate, had discussed Gov. Romney’s health-care plan and that I had nearly persuaded him to oppose it. If I recall correctly, we were talking mainly about one part of Romney’s plan–the mandate that all individuals must get health insurance.

As a result, I suspect, of that post, Gov. Romney spent half an hour on the phone with me talking about the plan. I’ll write more extensively about it soon. For now, let me just say this: The plan has some good and bad elements. Most of the conservatives who have raised concerns about it don’t seem to oppose it as a whole. They oppose parts of it, and they worry that the plan, including the parts to which they object, will be seen as a model for other states. And the plan isn’t final. Gov. Romney may try to veto or amend pieces of it, and should be encouraged to use this power to allay some of the conservative objections.