Health Care Gains Strength, for a Full and Speedy Recovery

The very different reactions of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (left), and Speaker of the House John Boehner (right)

With a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court found the individual mandate in Obamacare constitutional, and with it, one of President Obama's most important pieces of legislation has secured its place in history. In a vote that stunned many, Chief Justice Roberts, a Bush appointee, decided the law was constitutional, and that the government did have the right to tax individuals who could, but wouldn't, purchase healthcare. This decision may have bolstered the Supreme Court's reputation for impartiality, because a vote down party lines, would have suggested bias in the Supreme Court. President Obama hailed this as a victory, while Governor Romney promises that if elected he would work to repeal it