Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“When we talk about Obama 20 or 30 years from now, this is likely to be the bill we talk about. If the Supreme Court takes away from Obama his biggest accomplishment, this is exactly what a president really fears. In some ways, it’s worse than not getting re-elected.”
— Presidential historian Julian Zelizer, quoted by Bloomberg, on the fate of President Obama’s health care law.
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