Columnist Charles Krauthammer observes, “As the only socially transformational legislation in modern American history to be enacted on a straight party-line vote, Obamacare is wholly owned by the Democrats. Its unraveling would catastrophically undermine their underlying ideology of ever-expansive central government providing cradle-to-grave care for an ever-grateful citizenry. For four years, this debate has been theoretical. Now it's real. And for Democrats, it's a disaster.” Hence Obama's decision to once again unilaterally altar the law by extending insurance policies that don't meet minimum requirements for another year. The move even has Howard Dean pondering its legality: “I wonder if he has the legal authority to do this, since this was a congressional bill that set this up.” (For the record: ObamaCare was unconstitutionally launched in the Senate instead of the House, where revenue bills should begin.)
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