Just My Two Cents

++Today, I've read all sides of the legal arguments for and against subsidies for Obamacare and the federal exchange. If the case is decided by law, the administration wins hands down. But the way the four judges made a power play to get the case means that four decided the case had been decided wrongly. Which means all bets are off. 

++Citizens United reverse over 103-years of established law regulating campaign contributions. The Roberts Court eviscerated the Voter's Rights Act so that voter suppression played a huge role in this mid-term and will in the future. If Roberts is the corporation's guy than he should invoke the Chevron case and let the Administration win. He also had told opponents of the bill to win elections and change it that way. He may decided the same on this case,let the legislature handle this.

++The ramifications of them decided against the tax subsidies have been captured in Paul Krugman's column today about the corrupt court. Millions would be affected and thousands would die. 

++As for my family, my son stays on the policy and I would limp onward to Medicare, unless the GOP eliminates that through reconciliation.

++President Obama gave a full-throated call for net neutrality and the Internet to be treated as a public utility. Carnival Cruz said this is "Obamacare for the Internet". 

++Big e-mails today from the triumphant Right that they will repeal Obamacare and pass the XL Keystone Pipeline. On the latter, it may be a trillion dollar payoff to the Koch Brothers, who have sizable holdings in the Tarsands area of Canada. I would suggest the courts in the Midwest and the indigenous tribes in Canada may have a different idea.

++President Obama is off to China and will probably missed the outcry on the Ferguson Grand Jury ruling.

++I'm not so sure Obama isn't pleased with the GOP winning because he aims to have corporate tax reform the last two years, and fast track approval of at least the TransPacific Trade Pact. On the perpetual war,or Iraq 3.0, he will get the support he wants. 

++The GOP says they want to impeach President Obama if he signs executive orders on immigration. Gee, what a surprise. But impeachment may actually have a positive effect of stopping the GOP from getting into more mischief. I imagine the world would be interested to see our first African-American wartime President impeached. Fascinating concept.

++It is incredible how the GOP is proclaiming a mandate after winning half of 32% of the American electorate and not campaigning on anything other than I am not Obama.