bfl
I have always thought that Roberts was brilliant - actually too brilliant - in his decision. If he had ruled ObamaCare unconstitutional, there would have been a tremendous backlash, claiming racism, hate of the poor, etc., etc., etc. By ruling it constitutional, but stating that the “penalties” had to be taxes, meant that the largest tax increase in history was about to be imposed.
This should have given the Republicans enough ammunition to defeat 0bama in 2012, but they were too slow on the uptake, and the now-taxes hadn’t taken effect, so most Americans (at least the low-information 0bama supporters) hadn’t felt the pain.
Now that the pain is being felt, even to a greater extent than anyone could have imagined, the ObamaCare detractors are being vindicated and the supporters are nowhere to be found.
Again, I still contend that Roberts was brilliant, but the Republicans’ slowness helped them snatch defeat from victory.