I imagine that writing this may have almost caused Jeffrey Toobin physical pain:
If the Obama Administration loses in the Supreme Court, the political pain will fall almost exclusively on the President and his Party. To paraphrase Colin Powell and the Pottery Barn rule, President Obama will have broken health care, so he owns it. To the vast mass of Americans who follow politics casually or not at all, Obamacare and the American system of health care have become virtually synonymous. This may not be exactly right or fair, but it’s a reasonable perception on the part of most people. The scope of the Affordable Care Act is so vast, and its effects so pervasive, that there is scarcely a corner of health care, especially with regard to insurance, that is unaffected by it. So if millions lose insurance, they will hold it against Obamacare, and against Obama. Blaming the President in these circumstances may be unfair, but it’s the way American politics works.
Mind you, it’s not unfair at all. The President was given every opportunity to compromise with the Republican party on this issue, and in his arrogance and myopia President Barack Obama declined to do so. So… Obama purchased Obamacare on credit; or, if you like, he purchased it with his own credibility. It’s hardly the GOP’s fault if the man can no longer cover the charge.
Via Instapundit.com.
Things that you can use to tell the president is a Democrat.
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1. Somebody in the media says this:
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> Blaming the President in these circumstances may be unfair
Let them die.
– James T. Kirk
Obamacare in trouble? John Roberts to the rescue! Again!
I’m convinced that Roberts is playing a long game. Keeping Obamacare alive was the best thing that could have ever happened to the Republicans in ’14.
Blowing it up now and in this manner creates maximum political damage for the D’s.
(Of course it would be nice if he would just interpret the Constitution.)
Alas, that hasn’t been an option since the Court-Packing scheme…..
.. I presume you mean the one in 1801?
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Mew
FDR’s.
Blaming the President in these circumstances may be unfair, but it’s the way American politics works.
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Now, now, Jeffrey, I’m sure that people like you will turn your focus on the Republicans that voted for Obamacare.
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oops.
ObamaCare has proved as efficient as that other federal health service, the VA.
Don’t forget the BIA, or Medicare/Medicaid, or ..
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Y’know, there’s only one federal health service that actually works well .. the one Congress signs up for.
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Funny thing, that no private citizens can sign on …
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Mew
I know someone who’s constant reply to criticism about Obamacare is that it is a Republican idea that was a compromise with the Republicans in the Senate and House. Which leads me to believe that the Democrats are incredibly impotent, if they have to compromise with Republicans to gain ZERO votes.