[nerdgirl]

Still in search of an explanation for Roberts' vote, could he really have given into this pressure?

[lula]

You have to ask?

[Old Sarge]

Andrew Breitbart could not be reached for comment.

[dfwgator]

I suspect he was a socialist all along and decided now to show his true colors.

[rockabyebaby]

DID ROBERTS GIVE IN TO OBAMA'S BULLYING?

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES - DID I MENTION >>>>>>> YES?

[ContraryMary]

I seriously doubt that Roberts was bullied by Obama. I think Roberts was angry — as were other justices — in this getting dumped on them. The majority opinion did state that it is not up to the Court to save the American people from the results of their electoral decisions. I think this was Roberts’ way of throwing the onus back on Congress.

[Tau Food]

Maybe CJ Roberts reasoned that he should not go out on a limb to get rid of Obamacare when he knows that both major candidates are in agreement with each other about the next step - either Obamacare or Romneycare. Why should he go to all the trouble of defeating one when his own party wants to elect someone who’ll just recreate substantially the same thing with his name on it?

Given the two nominees, maybe he feels that this is really just a fight over who gets credit for next step toward socialism. Why should he care if the program is named Obamacare or Romneycare if they both mean the same thing?

Maybe it’s our job to vote against both of these socialist liberals.

[JimSEA]

Legacy, legacy and legacy. Progressive academics write history. I’m told liberals give better parties and awards for “excellence”.

[KansasGirl]

It sure seems that way. I think he absolved his conscience by telling himself that Americans are the ones who voted in the left-wing radical President and Congress?

[Hattie]

Roberts knew if the thing went against Obama then the Democrats would totally destroy the Supreme Court. Just as they did Pres Bush, Justice Thomas, and any entity they decide to ruin. And these people would not just do that for a year or two, but for eons. Every day you would hear about the evil SC and the conservatives. Roberts did what he did to save the court - in other words he has no courage.

He knows the Repubs will not do that to the court.

Harriet Miers would have been a saint compared to this.

[jwalsh07]

Occam’s razor says that Roberts is a liberal judicial activist. He rewrote legislation to substitute taxes for penalties. I’d bet large money that Occam applies and the only coersion Roberts faced was that of his inner liberal self.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Roberts is either a flaming, closeted commie lib or a coward. The Supreme Court is Barry’s Court now. Just another tentacle of the Obama regime.

[circlecity]

Roberts was clearly more concerned with being the toast of the Washington D.C. liberal social scene than in defending the constitution he swore to protect.

[ejonesie22]

I think he is brilliant, he just saddles Obama and the congressional demwits with the responsibility for the biggest tax hike in US history...

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Ha! Ha!...Boy did I just screw all those Teabaggers!

[The Sons of Liberty]

Without 0bamascare, what could Hussein say he's done in the past four years - destroy the economy? yes, bow to every foreign potentate and dictator he could find? yes, become a dictator? definitely. So those of his entourage working on his behalf, and most likely with his full support, could have spelled out the unpleasant consequences to Roberts, should 0bamascare be thrown out. This is possible, but my belief is that Roberts never was the man we hoped he was, and his true colors are shining through.

In the meantime, I pray for our Country's sake that this will galvanize us in November. To rid ourselves of this socialist program, we must first rid ourselves of the socialist would-be dictator that forced it upon us - Baraq Hussein mohammed 0bama. If he is allowed to remain in power, then it will be fully implemented and we will become The United Socialist States of Amerika.

[Ronald_Magnus]

His family has just been returned to him unharmed.

[mountainlion]

He may have given into pressure not to overturn 0bamacare but he put it in the lap of the House as a tax instead of overturning and putting it back to the senate.

[Biggirl]

Would not surprise me, the CJ has children and got scared for them.

[Polynikes]

Remember when Justice Breyer was robbed x 2. Maybe it wasn't the random event it appeared to be. It could have sent a message for anyone who wanted to listen. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/17/crooks-target-supreme-court-justice-breyer-for-second-time-in-three-months/

[montag813]

Chris Matthews, mere moments after the decision came down, seem remarkably unsurprised by it, and oddly said:
I think John Roberts sat down - with his wife - and said 'let's make the moral decision here'".
Huh? Does anyone know the deal with his wife? Liberal, like Ted Olson's wife? Or something else? Some have mentioned the oddity of his blonde-haired blue-eyed children that his wife claims they adopted from "Latin America" but about who they refuse to answer any questions. Is Roberts gay? Perhaps they have some photos?