Roberts, Blankenhorn, and the Power of Liberal Intimidation

Little late to the fight here, but sad about Blankenhorn. As for Roberts, it behooves one to read further about how Roberts sees his role as Chief Justice. There is a good interview with him on The Atlantic website. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/01/roberts-apos-s-rules/5559/ Roberts sees his role as guiding the court away from the perception of partisan politics, so when ideological and legal opinions are not significant he strives for more unanimous decisions. However, the key is significant. It doesn't surprise me that he would rule against the interstate commerce argument, and he is correct in arguing that it is a tax. The argument against the federal gov't requiring people to buy something is incorrect