The complete midday statement from Mitt Romney in response to today’s Court decision: Read More
Like the rest of us, President Obama saw the erroneous reports of the Supreme Court’s decision first.
GOP Rep. disowns America over ACA ruling?
With #Obamacare ruling, I feel like I just lost two great friends: America and Justice Roberts.
— Jack Kingston (@JackKingston) June 28, 2012
As I’ve mentioned a few times, our Senior Capitol Hill Reporter Brian Beutler was one of the few people to accurately predict today’s result. More importantly, he’s been the best reporter on this story going back to 2009. And today at 4 p.m. he’s going to answer your questions in a live chat here.
To get your questions in now, send them to talk (at) talkingpointsmemo.com, post them to our Facebook page, or tweet with the hashtag #asktpm.
So get your questions in now and join us here at 4 p.m.
This morning, the Times John Harwood tweeted that “Strategists for Teams Obama/Romney agree: Court ruling is best POLITICAL outcome for Mitt.” He’s one of the best reporters out there. So I have no doubt that is what they think. Moreover, the ordinary laws of political kinetics would suggest this is true. Romney and the Republicans get back ‘Obamacare’ as a big issue for the campaign rather than having the Court take it off the table.
But I don’t buy it. Read More
Like everyone else, we’re still sifting through the opinions. There’s a lot here to digest, and I should caution while the top-line decision to uphold the mandate is still the big news of the day, how substantial that victory was for proponents of the ACA — and for progressive jurisprudence — is still not clear. There are wrinkles and permutations to these opinions that everyone with a stake in these matters will be dissecting in the hours and days and weeks to come.
Here are the big three so far: Read More
1. Conservatives devastated that Chief Justice Roberts chose path of judicial restraint.
2. According to today’s statement, Mitt Romney supports virtually every provision of ‘Obamacare’ other than the mandate that he pioneered.
In case you missed it: my quick take on this morning’s news and why it matters.
John Roberts: “The Commerce Clause is not a general license to regulate an individual from cradle to grave, simply because he will predictably engage in particular transactions.”