tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287083504637839691.post1353567138848319384..comments2023-07-22T04:29:29.897-05:00Comments on longwalkdownlyndale: John Roberts the West Coast Offenselongwalkdownlyndalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287083504637839691.post-13058544554744073362012-07-01T12:13:31.311-05:002012-07-01T12:13:31.311-05:00Thanks for the comment Josh! As for "is anyo...Thanks for the comment Josh! As for "is anyone better at taking a win and finding ways to make it a loss than Democrats and/or liberals?" No probably not. However, I would say that any day spent talking about stuff other than the economy is a good day for the Obama campaign.longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287083504637839691.post-19299606960912024162012-06-29T14:26:54.310-05:002012-06-29T14:26:54.310-05:00I think this is a good way to look at the politica...I think this is a good way to look at the political implications. One of the reasons most of the neo-political analysis that has been spewing forth on this issue is related to the fact that much of it is coming from legal analysts and reporters, so they're looking at it much more through the prism of potential legal implications over political and policy.<br /><br />I think one of the more interesting legal implications will be whether Roberts continues to looks for ways to construe laws as legal & constitutional as opposed to looking for reasons to strike them down (which is the current approach to guys like Alito & Thomas). Which is more likely: Roberts favors judicial modesty or Roberts favors gutting the Commerce Clause?<br /><br />Here's my other thought on the "victory" analysis, and I'm curious as to your thoughts: is anyone better at taking a win and finding ways to make it a loss than Democrats and/or liberals? Rather than take a victory lap and using the good news and free media to trumpet how good the ACA is going to be for Americans, they're letting others dictate the narrative and spending too much time worrying about every bad thing that could happen.Joshnoreply@blogger.com