Courtesy of Mish.
Today the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Obamacare by a 5-4 margin. Here is the Full Text of the Supreme Court Ruling.
Romney has promised to overturn the ruling, saying “ObamaCare was bad policy yesterday, it’s bad policy today.”
That statement makes Romney a hypocrite as the Financial Times notes.
“Obamacare places the government between you and your doctor,” said Mr Romney, who championed a similar plan while governor of Massachusetts but says he opposes its expansion at a federal level.
Why wasn’t it bad policy in Massachusetts?
Obama Chimes In
Here are some quotes from a press conference of President Obama as reported by The Guardian.
- “Whatever the politics, today’s decision was a victory for people all over this country”
- “It should be pretty clear by now that I didn’t do this because it would be good politics.”
- “Today I am as confidence as ever, that when we look back five years from now, or 10 years from now, or 20 years from now, we will be better off because we had the courage to pass this law and keep moving forward.”
Clearly, Obamacare was not good politics.
The president took no questions to which the Guardian commented “What was interesting is that Obama – for the first time in a while – offered an unapologetic defense of the healthcare reforms. That’s going to make for a different approach in the presidential campaign.“
Small Likelihood of Overturning Obamacare
Even if Romney were to win, he would be extremely challenged to overturn Obamacare outright. …
