What excuse are you going to give us now?
Are you going to insist that we all believe you because you, and only you, know what he meant still?
Probably. The dissonance would hurt too much otherwise.......
The fact that he walked it back today does not change what he clearly said last night. Any fair analysis of the transcript of the question and his answer will agree that he supported the Obamacare Mandate last night. His staff probably told him that he had to walk it back today.