It’s the judiciary’s Nixon-to-China: Chief Justice John Roberts joins the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and upholds the constitutionality of Obamacare. How? By pulling off one of the great constitutional finesses of all time. He managed to uphold the central conservative argument against Obamacare, while at the same time finding a narrow definitional dodge to uphold the law — and thus prevented the Court from being seen as having overturned, presumably on political grounds, the signature legislation of this administration.

Whatever one thinks of the substance of Bush v. Gore, it did affect the reputation of the Court. Roberts seems determined that there be no recurrence with Obamacare. Hence his straining in his Obamacare ruling to avoid a similar result — a 5–4 decision split along ideological lines that might be perceived as partisan and political.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/304332/why-roberts-did-it-charles-krauthammer 

So Chucky thinks that Roberts, stick with me here, Roberts, knowing that the court had a reputation for being political (unfairly, of course) deemed this legislation constitutional because he didn't want the court to appear to be too political, a political move, but the court doesn't deserve that reputation.

BRILLIANT!

True. We're all dead. Game over man, game over.

Obamacare didn't save them!

Loved their first Album...

CK's opinion is asinine. To read in to any SCOTUS Justice's mind beyond what is written in their Opinion or they publicly state, is so incredibly speculative that it is not worth the paper it is written on. For better or worse, the legal decision has been made. CK should have just taken his lick and moved on with the rest of us.

OR....

Welcome to Western Western Europe, bitches.

Two weeks from now, nobody will be talking or thinking about about the Chief Justice's decision. If it is ever scrutinized or analyzed, it will be years from now in classrooms and symposiums on the history and/or legal development of the Commerce Claus, Tax Clause and the scope of the Judicial Branch's authority. I would expect there to be more talk of removing him from the bench by those who feel betrayed because they were counting on him for political and other non-legal reasons.

they can talk all they want. Roberts may end up being the longest serving chief justice of all time. the power and beauty of lifetime appointment. Being appointed at age 50, he may beat Marshall's 34 year term.

I don't see him having the stomach to hang on that long with all the political pressure on the court now.

Would make a cool bet if I didn't have the life expectancy of a caporegime who found Jesus.

That's impossible. These forums are a pristine oasis of tolerance where racism is non-existent.