Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think hes been a great vice president. Hes taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration. – David Axelrod
I think that the millions and millions of young Americans, young Americans, who have health care today, who wouldnt have had it if the president hadnt acted are better off. – David Axelrod
But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. Theyre spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and were on the doorstep of winning a great victory for the American people. – David Axelrod
The attack on ObamaCare was that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to force a private citizen into a private contractual relationship. If such a thing is permitted to stand, the anti-ObamaCare forces argue, there will be no limit to Congresss power in the future. – John Podhoretz