Comments on: Obamacare Is Wrong, But The Chief Justice Is Right

By: Birdstrike

Birdstrike — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:10:52 +0000

“DavidHowardOjai says:

July 6, 2012 at 12:25 pm

So many dubious assumptions here. You’re assuming that Obamacare is as big a deal to a significant number of swing voters as it is to you. Not true. You’re assuming that Obama can’t do a much better job of defending Obamacare than he has heretofore. He can. You’re assuming Romney isn’t “tainted” by the fact that he invented Romneycare with the public option and has a leg to stand on in criticizng Obama. He doesn’t. You’re assuming people won’t love how Obamacare in the short term helps them. They will. And you’re ignoring the polling data that very strongly suggests that Romney is quite the underdog. Look at the head-to-head Romney-Obama polls, look at Nate Silver in the NYT with electoral analysis. Look at Intrade, where Obama is at nearly 60% to 40% for Romney.

Bottom line: POTUS is unlikely to win with the 08 landslide, but he should be re-elected rather handily”

I think you misunderstood my reply. My implied, yet not stated answer to my own rhetorical question, was that “the people” won’t want their new entitlement, that is “promised health care” to be taken away. Although, it is way to early to predict, I agree that Obama has a very good chance at re-election. No matter how much I may dislike the ACA (other than the mandate which I do like) our patients, some of whom may care little and know nothing about “health care” have just as much vote as you and I

By: Birdstrike

Birdstrike — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:12:39 +0000

To sell the bill: “It’s not a tax”
To defend it to the Court: “It is a tax”
To get re-elected: “It’s DEFINITELY NOT a tax”

Classic politics.

By: DavidHowardOjai

DavidHowardOjai — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:25:19 +0000

Bottom line: POTUS is unlikely to win with the 08 landslide, but he should be re-elected rather handily. His only real weak point is unemployment.

By: davidhowardojai

davidhowardojai — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:48:50 +0000

Agree that Roberts upheld a conservative principle that Romney had already sold as such in Massachusetts and that had first been articulated and promoted as conservative policy at conservative think tanks. Republicans only flip-flopped on personal responsibility when Obama decided to support it. Still, you should also thank the four courageous liberal justices who cosigned Roberts’ Romneycare opinion.

By: Birdstrike

Birdstrike — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:34:13 +0000

The majority of Americans currently support repeal of the law. The Presidency is up for grabs and one of the candidates claims to support repeal. The entire House of Representatives is up for re-election. 1/3 of the US Senate is up for re-election. It’s well within our power to do so.

However, will the cries of those who are now promised a new “entitlement” drown out the silent majority? I think I know the answer. We’ll see.

By: defendUSA

defendUSA — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:42:35 +0000

Roberts caved to media pressure and that is what I do not like. Is it a tax? Is a tax the same as a penalty? If it’s going to the government, yep. So, you’re right, Bird. We already pay the medicare taxes and as taxes are deemed “constitutional” we, as a nation effed up.
My N-word is November.

By: Dr. Greenbbs

Dr. Greenbbs — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:02:34 +0000

Brilliant!

The best thing Roberts did was using his opinion to not overturn it, but call it a “tax” in an election year. Absolutely brilliant!