Chief Justice Roberts: Wrong About Obamacare, Sinks GOP Hopes

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I am more than a little annoyed at conservative political pundits trying to put a positive spin on the disastrous Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare. Make no mistake: CJ Roberts made it much more likely that Barack Hussein Obama will win a second term. Barry and friends have spiked the football and will be doing an end-zone dance clear to November.

Democratic Talking Points Thanks To CJ Roberts

• Obama was right all along
• he will make sure that even us poor will get medical care and the medicines we need
• he will give all us poor people free healthcare
• rich people and corporations will pay for it
• we will all get better, cheaper medical care
• we will all be healthier
• even poor people will be able to buy health insurance
• Obama is helping poor people to be healthier
• our medical bills will be affordable
• even poor people can afford quality healthcare
• he has given free health insurance to children
• he will make sure everyone can afford to be healthy
• healthcare and health insurance is a constitutional right
• even really sick people with preexisting conditions can get affordable health insurance
• I can keep my current doctor and health insurance policy
• I will not have to make changes to my health insurance
• My taxes will not go up
• Taxes will not go up by $1,000,000,000,000.00 (trillion, if you have lost count of the how many zeroes there are)

These are all demonstrably false, but that is irrelevant. Obamacare violates every tenant expressed in the Federalist Papers, but some undecided voters will believe that they are getting something important for nothing a la Tocqueville vol. 1 vol. 2 .

Whistling Past The Graveyard

Anyone who thinks that the GOP will benefit from this disaster should consult:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whistle_past_the_graveyard

The public perception might be just enough to push the swing states (Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida) decisively into blue territory. The question of political impact has nothing to do with the conservative base, but rather undecideds: how will this affect 'Reagan Democrats'? Public opinion on Obamacare is mixed, but is sure to improve now that it has Supreme Court imprimatur.