[raulgomez05]

The tax attack is dead now that Romney disagrees with it.

[Perdogg]

bullsht, this Politico spinning for its master

[ConservativeDude]

The problem is, if it’s a tax for purposes of the courts it stands.

If it is not a tax for the purpose of legislative repeal, it stands.

It seems that the Alinsky-ites are going to ram this home and force it on us, no matter what.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This has sinister implications for Rodney's "Repeal and Replace" scheme.

We do not want it "replaced," Rodney.

We want government OUT of health care.

Tort reform, interstate sales of health insurance, and privatization will solve all the problems.

Government only knows how to create problems.

[C210N]

IMHO, the issue before us still stands: The need to get a last-choice RINO to be president, along with the most conservative House/Senate as possible to lead our top RINO. He’ll act and say stuck-on-stupid RINO things along the way, but he must defeat zer0, and then conservatives put aside boner and mcconnell, and lead Romeny and force the agenda.

[LibLieSlayer]

romney is acting just like mccain... he is NOT supposed to win and he is acting like it.

LLS

[KansasGirl]

Hi Noobie. I don’t read Politiho.

Romney agrees with the dissent. So do I. Obama and the Democrats have created a new monster—A PENALTY TAX. The federal government will now tax you for anything you do or don’t do.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It’s a Breath Mint! It’s a Candy Mint! It’s Two Mints in One!

[kabar]

"The governor disagreed with the ruling of the court," Fehrnstrom said. "He agreed with the dissent that was written by Justice [Antonin] Scalia, which very clearly stated that the mandate was not a tax."

And if it is not a tax, then it is unconstitutional. Roberts hung his hat on the taxing power to justify his decision--not the Commerce clause.

It really isn't a tax the way the Congress passed it and it is exempt from the anti-Injunction Act. Roberts engaged in sophistry.

[Jake8898]

This is spin by the author.

if Romney say it’s a tax thn he is agreeing with the Court liberals.

if Romney says its a penalty, he’s agreeing with Scalia, Thomas and most of us who believe its a coercive tool of tyranny.

He can still use the tax hike argument as long as he provides the caveat that its a tax per the Left of the Court.

[vpintheak]

Who cares what anyone calls it? Roberts said it was a tax, congress can do whatever the heck it wants to, and it is “constitutional”. All we have to do is elect the people on our side and hope they won’t screw us over. It’s in our hands right? /sarcasm

[Jake8898]

This is spin by the author.

if Romney say it’s a tax thn he is agreeing with the Court liberals.

if Romney says its a penalty, he’s agreeing with Scalia, Thomas and most of us who believe its a coercive tool of tyranny.

He can still use the tax hike argument as long as he provides the caveat that its a tax per the Left of the Court.

[SoFloFreeper]

I don’t really consider that a boost for Obamugabe. We disagree with SCOTUS because it kept the mandate. Even if we disagree with their reasoning (which we do) the fact of the matter is the DeathCare law was upheld ONLY on the basis of Congressional power to tax.

So Politico can kiss Obamugabe’s backside all it likes—Romney’s plan all along was to kill it via reconciliation.

[SoFloFreeper]

I don’t really consider that a boost for Obamugabe. We disagree with SCOTUS because it kept the mandate. Even if we disagree with their reasoning (which we do) the fact of the matter is the DeathCare law was upheld ONLY on the basis of Congressional power to tax.

So Politico can kiss Obamugabe’s backside all it likes—Romney’s plan all along was to kill it via reconciliation.

[bmwcyle]

It will be defined by the day and need that the elites want. If they say it is a tax today, it still can be a fee tomorrow. The elites think you will believe any thing they will tell you no matter if is changes every hour.

[Gay State Conservative]

What foolishness.If it's mandated by law and collected by the Infernal Revenue Service it's a tax.Full stop! Romney knows that,the voters know that.This is a non-issue and Politico,a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rat Party,is just doing Headquarters’ bidding in publishing the “story”.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Mitt Romney's senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told Chuck Todd on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown that he agrees - the fee is a penalty and not a tax, as the Supreme Court ruled last week.
“The governor disagreed with the ruling of the court,” Fehrnstrom said. “He agreed with the dissent that was written by Justice [Antonin] Scalia, which very clearly stated that the mandate was not a tax.”

Who??

Romney's problem is he is on youtube saying that his MA mandate was not a tax. So how can he call this a tax?
Pitfalls of a RINO

[throwback]

I believe they have clips of Romney making the same arguments about Romneycare and his mandate that Obama has made about Obamacare. He really has nothing to say on Obamacare which is one of the reasons he was the worst choice this time around.

[Tennessee Nana]

They got support from an unexpected quarter on Monday: the Romney campaign.
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LOL

No not unexpected...

youre speaking of Willard of RomneyCare after all..

[mo]

ObamaCare won’t go away unless We the People go yank it out by the roots. Personally. Nobody in DC will unring that bell.
The whole deal is simply too good for them

[BitWielder1]

Penalties should be enacted only for actual wrong doing.
I like the fact that it's now legally a tax, but it's wrong to use the tax code for punitive purposes.
Due Process and personal freedom is completely forgotten.
And the WH is not listening.
The fact that the Supreme Court have now changed the meaning of the law, matters not at all to those who had no intention of following the law in the first place.
Remember, they're all lawyers, twisting law is their profession.