[xzins]

After a night to think about this, it seems to me that Roberts has sided with piece-mealing decisions so that everyone gets something. That’s a political template for deciding court cases.

It’s troubling, of course, with ObamaCare.

It argues that the mandate will be struck down and maybe a few more provisions of it, but that plenty (most) of it will be left intact.

That will invite the Fed to finance it by other means, and with Obama just declared “despot in chief” by the Arizona fiasco, that means he’ll ignore Congress’ budget power and use, say, the defense budget + the medicare budget to finance a single payer financing of ObamaCare’s health provisions.

Watch out seniors, Obama’s coming after Medicare, Medicaid, and anything else that even hints of health money in it.

[Nowhere Man]

I’m nervous about the healthcare decision too based on this. If the Supremes rule in favor of this or mostly so, this will be the defining moment America “jumped the shark.” Some claim that America “jumped the shark” anywhere from 1865 to 2008, but it was not quite a sure thing, but if we lose this one, that will be the true defining moment. All I can say is I hear the twin Evenrudes idling up and I see Fonzie in my binoculars putting on his waterskis.

[trebb]

After a night to think about this, it seems to me that Roberts has sided with piece-mealing decisions so that everyone gets something. That’s a political template for deciding court cases. It’s troubling, of course, with ObamaCare. It argues that the mandate will be struck down and maybe a few more provisions of it, but that plenty (most) of it will be left intact.

You echoed my latest fears - cutting a big toe off the monstrosity instead of eviscerating it.