I don't think Roberts acted honorably. I think instead of concentrating only on the constitutionality, he considered the historical political consequences of tossing the whole law, and went french in the face of battle.
But, he did toss conservatives a consolation prize. His majority opinion restricting congress' ability to hide behind the commerce clause while continuing to grow was signed by every liberal hump on the court. I think they were so thrilled to have him on board, they all agreed to whatever phrasing he came up with. Giddy idiots.
Plus, it's a political loss for Team Obama, who now have to face the fact that the economy is in the shitter, and instead of fixing it, they championed the largest middle-class tax hike in American history.
Maybe they can kill bin Laden again.
He f@cked us over, sorry about the language. There is no way to put a positive spin on it. Not only did he uphold it, but he created a way to make it legal. He acted as an attorney for the Obama administration. If he was being intimidated into ruling this way, he should have done the honorable thing and stepped down.