Even if Republicans win big in 2012, they will have to fight inch by bloody inch for changes they could have had for the asking in 2010. Truly, this is Waterloo—a Waterloo brought about by a dangerous combination of ideological frenzy, poor risk calculation, and a self-annihilating indifference to the real work of government. – Repeal is a Fantasy, by David Frum
PRES. OBAMA LEARNED what 12-dimensional chess was all about today from Chief Justice John Roberts, a man he didn’t even vote to confirm.
The irony is thick.
In fact it’s dense.
It hit the right who were so sure about their SCOTUS conservatives, right-wingers who are so pompously positive they know the U.S. Constitution best, but also think politics is a positive part of the Court when it’s righteously driving outcome that goes in their favor.
It hit the Tea Party people who don’t understand the point of taxation, though if anyone ever tried to take their Social Security, Medicare, or pare military spending down they’d blow a gasket.
It hit all of those die hard Democratic Supreme Court flag-wavers who think the presidential prerogative on choosing justices is a reason to reelect Pres. Obama. So sure Mr. Obama’s appointments will deliver what they assume is just by their own definition, but now are stuck with the reality that Obama didn’t vote to confirm John Roberts, without whom Obamacare would have been repealed in total.
But, oh the sweet joy in hearing Rush Limbaugh babble incessantly today, going ’round and ’round, but all he could come up with was “we need to win elections!” His panic was the type of joyful sound only the ring of well purposed taxation can bring out in a man like Limbaugh who thinks it’s every person for him or herself and if you don’t get yours that’s tough. However, nothing could top the sound of Sean Hannity’s pure political panic that came across the radio in a sweet rhapsody of delicious, deflated defeat.
It was political Christmas. I say this as someone who also knows Chief Justice Roberts helped codify capitalism’s health care elite into our country’s old soul in perpetuity.
Republicans and the right came thoroughly undone.
“My remarks at the Republican Conference following the Supreme Court decision were thoughtless. I certainly did not intend to minimize any tragedy our nation has faced and I apologize,” Pence said in a statement to POLITICO. – Pence likens health care ruling to 9/11
Oh, it has been great fun to play with the conservatives on facebook. When their ideology has been shown to be a fraud and they’re in a corner they say they’re not a conservative or they’re not a republican or whatever. It has been a scream.
Meanwhile, the health insurance corporations anticipate all that mandated money, as the sanctity of health care as a product is once again confirmed.
We could skip all these steps and all the drama and just go ahead and officially privatize SCOTUS, legislature and WH.
Your 100% correct Joyce. It seems thats where we are headed. The Insurance Industry won more than anything, their gaining many new customers. Conseratives would be giddy also if the ACA went down, but this could backfire for Democrats running in conserative districts or states. President Obamas chance got better for November but so did the Republicans for holding the congress and maybe gaining the Senate since there are more Democrats up in red states than Republicans. Just like Roe vs Wade is still be debated so will this Healthcare Bill.
Well said, Joyce. Of course, people who refuse to purchase insurance will have the IRS going after them if they don’t obey this new law, and we know the IRS if like a pit bull in that way and very good at what it does.
Goodness knows when you are sick, your health care provider can wear you down pretty easily if they want to make it very difficult for you to claim what is due to you. I am curious as to whether or not there will be some agency with equally pit bull-like characteristics that will be monitoring and going after the health care providers to ensure they are following the letter of the law and not making fulfilling claims very difficult for the patients.
Me thinks probably not.
Oh, Joyce, that’s priceless.
I usually disagree with Frum, but I agree with this.
“It hit all of those die hard Democratic Supreme Court flag-wavers who think the presidential prerogative on choosing justices is a reason to reelect Pres. Obama. So sure Mr. Obama’s appointments will deliver what they assume is just by their own definition, but now are stuck with the reality that Obama didn’t vote to confirm John Roberts, without whom Obamacare would have been repealed in total.”
I don’t think I would go NEARLY that far Ms. Marsh….I lovez ya, ya KNOWZ I duz..(and I really do ya know)..but even a broken clock is right twice a day and one sane decision does not a just justice make.
I STILL think it is imperative to have a Dem President to make the next 2 3 or even 4 appointments. That doesn’t mean they will always vote the way I think they should…but it SURE as hell means there’s a better shot at it then if some repugnantklan/teabagger approved moron is appointed.
Now as the joy of hearing limpwithnoballs and handjobity blubbering and wailing as they roll around in their soiled diapers…..I would have enjoyed it but those schmucks are no longer on any station anyone who actually listens to radio in the Philadelphia market tunes to…so I’ll just savor the mutted blubbering of that bloated drug addict and his pale shadow as it drifts on the fringe of awareness.
I love the sound of repugnantklan/teabagger heads exploding…it sounds like….VICTORY!!!
You’re just in denial, but I expected nothing less, sech. It’s also *your* choice, your vote.
Missing the point that if Obamacare what it would have meant to Obama’s first term is just being dense. Again, your choice to ignore the facts.
“Missing the point that if Obamacare what it would have meant to Obama’s first term is just being dense.”
Not sure what you meant to type…if it was that I was missing the point of what it would have meant to Obama’s first term if it had gone the other way no I wasn’t but it didn’t. Dodging a bullet works for me whether it was a well thought out dodge or just dumb luck.
Robert’s gave Obama a helping hand, but if Democrat’s had not collaborated with Republican’s, Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia would not be on the court today; in fact, John Kerry sent an urgent e-mail to congress during the last days of the Alito confirmation hearings to say that Alito was a dangerous nominee and should not be confirmed. He was in Switzerland, skiing.
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/dewey-defeats-truman-moment-slideshow/
As of now, there is really only one clear winner – Chief Justice Roberts. Politicians come an go. He could be around for decades.
All four of the recent appointees will be around for a long time.
Who are the “four” recent appointees?
Roberts, age 57
Alito, age 62
Sotomayor, age 58
Kagan, age 52
So it’s a push…
Correctamundo, although I would say he is possibly the biggest winner. But barring a sudden grab at his chest followed by a thud or him being found in a motel with a goat yes, he will.
Elections have consequences. All nominees by any adminstration are entitled to an up or down majority vote in the Senate. Until that changes all administrations can become paralyzed by the Senate holding up confirmations with the Party out of power routinely attempting to block the confirmation of nominees by the Party in power..
There’s a sort of counterpoint to Ode To Beaker. Try it out if you’re still too giddy.