Not Sure Which Beltway Type is More Detestable

Teabilly grifters or Third Way DLC concern trolls. No, wait a minute, I know the answer:

Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the centerpiece of President Obama’s health-care law is an undeniable victory for Obama. But the court’s decision that the individual mandate is a tax will not make the law more popular in the long term; on the contrary, it is likely to make it even less popular.

Going forward in the 2012 campaign, Obama needs to do something that he has been reluctant to do---take on the issue of entitlement policy in the context of overall fiscal and budgetary reform. He must position Obamacare as the centerpiece of an overarching plan to address the issue of costs in a serious and sustained way, while simultaneously facilitating economic growth and private-sector job creation. Moreover, he must put forth a comprehensive set of policy prescriptions to address the issues that the American people regard as fundamental, and a long-term economic agenda that emphasizes tax reform, fiscal prudence and economic growth---as well as the need to rein in entitlements, balance the budget, and reduce the debt and deficit.

To that end, he can talk about Obamacare in a manner that emphasizes cost-containment and innovation, within the context of fiscal discipline and budgetary restraint---specifically referring to the work of the Simpson-Bowles commission.

Of course! A pound of flesh from the sick and elderly for a pound of government catfood. You don't want to press the case to the voters for more stimulus, more jobs programs, more infrastructure spending, etc., in the middle of a recession, even when economic indicators prove they will actually fucking work. No, there must always be unilateral offers of conciliation and compromise to address the concerns of the Serious Persons who are worried about the dangers of Liberal Overreach™.

We tried the approach before, dude. It didn't work. Do you really play for Team Democrat?

Also too, abject morons:

But this is about more than electoral politics. Not only is Mrs. Clinton better positioned to win in 2012 than Mr. Obama, but she is better positioned to govern if she does. Given her strong public support, she has the ability to step above partisan politics, reach out to Republicans, change the dialogue, and break the gridlock in Washington.

---Vitelius