Thursday, March 29, 2012

Predictions from Obamacare's Week in Court: Goodbye, Mandate?

After a three-day marathon of oral arguments, during which the Supreme Court considered various facets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, final impressions everywhere are mixed.
Liberal supporters of the law have melted into hysterics on live television over the “train wreck” that was Solicitor General Donald Verrilli’s defense. Smeared in red atop the Huffington Post were, “Obamacare on the Brink” and “Disaster.” James Carville now claims that Democrats will “win” if the Court overturns the mandate.
Conservatives, meanwhile, are practically dancing in the street at the prospect of an unconstitutional ruling, which once seemed a remote possibility. It seems like there’s a bit of a cautious tone in the celebrating – after all, don’t want to raise hopes too much – but the Right is certainly optimistic.
And all this goes to show that we counted a fair number of unhatched chickens.

Read more: http://townhall.com/columnists/katehicks/2012/03/29/predictions_from_obamacares_week_in_court_goodbye_mandate

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