motherjones: The largest expansion of the American welfare state since the Great Society stands, upheld by the most conservative Supreme Court in decades. Yet the decision is not simply a landmark ruling, it is a monumental setback for a conservative movement strategy meant to sabotage, by all available means, the presidency of Barack Obama. “The Supreme Court just saved Obama’s ass,” says Adam Winkler, a professor at the UCLA School of Law.  Go, go, go read Adam Serwer on why the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, and where we go from here.

motherjones:

The largest expansion of the American welfare state since the Great Society stands, upheld by the most conservative Supreme Court in decades. Yet the decision is not simply a landmark ruling, it is a monumental setback for a conservative movement strategy meant to sabotage, by all available means, the presidency of Barack Obama.

“The Supreme Court just saved Obama’s ass,” says Adam Winkler, a professor at the UCLA School of Law. 

Go, go, go read Adam Serwer on why the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, and where we go from here.