[C19fan]

Looks like at least for today Kennedy woke up on the right side, pardon the pun, of the bed. If you believe his comments the law's mandate would represent a fundamental change in the relationship between gov't and the people and therefore needs there is a "heavy burden of justification" for the government.

[Red Badger]

The show’s not over till the fat lady votes..............

[Freddd]

Yeah I believe what the propagandaists at CNN say, yep, right, uh huh.

[John W]

This is great except I wouldn’t believe one word Jeff Toobin said on a bet.

[EyeGuy]

As a rock-ribbed conservative, I’m used to disappointment.

I’ll believe it when the actual verdict is in. Not before.

[albionin]

Here’s a thought. If the mandate is struck down how will that effect the Republican primary race since Romney implemented much the same thing in Massachusetts. How can any conservative vote for Romney but oppose Obama.

[ConorMacNessa]

Don’t count your chickens - there are plenty of cases where appellate judges ask pointed questions to one side and then rule in that side’s favor.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

We all know how CFR turned out. :(

[Vigilanteman]

The arguments will not matter a whit to four of the five members of the Supreme Court. They are automatic rubberstamps for ObamaCare.

Kennedy? It depends on which side of the bed he gets up on tomorrow.

I still say striking down parts of it but finding a way to punt on most of it is a likely outcome.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Here’s hoping that this Kennedy doesn’t swim away and leave us gasping at the bottom of the pond.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

A good general rule of thumb is to not read too much into the questioning arguments of the Supreme court to try to divine what they’re thinking. The only given is that leftist judges will vote the way the left wants them to. So, the only thing we know for sure is that it will be a 5-4 decision. We just don’t know what way it will go.

[blueunicorn6]

Trying to use logic to convince a liberal is like explaining algebra to your cat.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

The big disaster hits a brick wall!

[vortigern]

They knock work at noon over there? Nice work if you can get it I guess.

[nhwingut]

Takes a communist like Obama to turn a moderate like Kennedy into a conservative.

[Elle Bee]

Oral Argument is just kabuki theater

It means nothing and just gives cover to the pusillanimity of the judiciary

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[USS Alaska]

Looks like at least for today Kennedy woke up on the right side, pardon the pun, of the bed.

I'm not concerned about the vote count, it will be 5-4, Unconstitutional, BUT, like the Godfather, I am worried about a terrible accident to one of the conservative Justices, like one is accidentally shot, or hangs himself, or drowns in his bath tub.

[lwoodham]

I’m afraid the fix has been in since Obama’s privite meeting with the supremes before he was elected. Why else would he need to meet them privately before hand?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I won’t get my hopes up. This Frankenstein’s monster of legislation was supposed to have died back when Scott Brown was elected. I’m sure Souter will be working on Kennedy.

[Gaffer]

Toobin added that that the Obama administration's lawyer, U.S. Solicitor General David Verrelli, was unprepared for the attacks against the individual mandate.

Typical performance for a Legal Top Dog selected by an unproven (NO academic credentials that evidence his degrees), affirmative action, white-guilt, black biased poser that is a halfrican Muslim.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

This case, unlike most SCOTUS cases, is easy for common folks to understand. Can the federal government force you to buy something, and if so what are the limits to this new federal power? The recent contraceptive mandate helped inform even the Oprah/Jon Stewart crowd.

Liberals on this court will have to literally urinate on the Constitution in order to uphold Obamacare.

Common folks may like the idea of healthcare reform, but not tyranny.