[gusopol3]

The reporter on the Fox News panel from the Washington Post says “Roberts plays chess while everybody else plays checkers.” He notes that Roberts got 2 of the liberals to go along with him against Medicaid expansion and is reaping what amounts to “strange new respect” from the left as a “reasonable guy.” He claims that sets him up to be able to return to the conservative side in upcoming votes next year on affirmative action and some provisions of the voting rights act. Plus , it appears to me the left recognizes he really handed them a hot potato with the “taxation with misrepresentation” decision. Chrissy Mathews panel of experts voted 8-4 that Romney would be wise to downplay Obamacare , so that tells you Romney should do the opposite. So even if unintentional, Roberts is going to help the Republicans re-take the Senate and the White House.

[Bratch]

The reporter on the Fox News panel from the Washington Post says “Roberts plays chess while everybody else plays checkers.” He notes that Roberts got 2 of the liberals to go along with him against Medicaid expansion and is reaping what amounts to “strange new respect” from the left as a “reasonable guy.”

He claims that sets him up to be able to return to the conservative side in upcoming votes next year on affirmative action and some provisions of the voting rights act. Plus , it appears to me the left recognizes he really handed them a hot potato with the “taxation with misrepresentation” decision.

Chrissy Mathews panel of experts voted 8-4 that Romney would be wise to downplay Obamacare , so that tells you Romney should do the opposite. So even if unintentional, Roberts is going to help the Republicans re-take the Senate and the White House.

[piytar]

Here’s the chess: Roberts officially made this a tax. Well, when the IRS tries to collect the tax, the issue of procedural due process will come into play due to the waivers (equal protection), and the Court will strike it down then. But wait, the waivers have been issued, you say? True, but they don’t do anything procedurally yet.

It’s a Texas two-step. The “win” is illusory.

[piytar]

Oh, ans as to why do this? Roberts just got two libs on the Court to help gut the Commerce Clause, and not in dicta. That’s binding precedent now.

If I’m correct, this will all have ended up being a huge win for us. Bonus: Obamacare will be a millstone around obastard’s and the Demscums’ necks come election time.

Chess indeed...

[henkster]

This red-lined by “BS Meter.” You sell out a small potato opinion for support on a bigger issue later. There was no bigger opinion than this. If this is Roberts’ idea of chess, he’s no champion. He just sacrificed his queen for a pawn and put his king in checkmate.

[hinckley buzzard]

The reporter on the Fox News panel from the Washington Post says “Roberts plays chess while everybody else plays checkers.”

Funny, that's what many here said about GW Bush back around 2002. We saw how that game turned out. At least in checkers you can't get checkmated.