"What I find interesting in the finding is the part that says that the Government cannot withhold established funding to a state in order to force the state to act."
It does seem to be the one piece of good news, but could they turn around and pass a targeted tax directed at red states that would tax any state that didn't expand the medicaid rolls. It is hard to rule out any idea in this environment.
I left out the "No Child Left Behind" mandate by President Bush. It was forced on the states with no funding and under the threat that the Dept. of Education would withhold Federal funds from the states if they didn't implement it.
That kind of force has been removed from the Federal ammo bunker. I find it astounding that the main talking heads haven't brought it up yet.