The Dems are applauding for now .... Obama got his Obamacare which turns out to be the booby prize. Roberts chained it around Obama’s neck and padlocked it with a Supreme Court ruling .... the largest tax hike in history. Now Obama, in a horrible ecomony (it’s getting worse, too) will be faced with trying to defend a tax hike despite many, many promises that he will not raise taxes on anyone making under $250K by “one penny, one dime”. Everyone gets hit by this. Folks will ignore terminology like “individual mandate”, but tell them they just got hit with a new TAX and watch the explosion. As one columnist put it ... “the Dems made their bed & the Supreme Court is making them lie in it”. All the Dems running for re-election will have to defend being a ‘tax hiker’. I’m guessing there are no champagne corks popping at the WH tonight. BTW - I don’t think in his ‘victory’ speech after the SOTUS ruling that Obama mentioned the word “tax” one time.
Mary Landrieu got her Louisiana Purchase medicaid extra $ for her vote. Now, with compromise being done on student loan/transportation bill, that Louisiana Purchase is being done away with and LA will get no money:)
I agree, Miss Magnolia: the court designated Obamacare a turd that is not unconstitutional on its merits. But a turd it still is. Now the president will have to defend a turd funded by a big tax increase. A big boost for Romney if he’s smart enough to push it.
TC