What Happened John?

House Speaker John Boehner is warning Republican colleagues not to celebrate if they win the Supreme Court battle over President Obama's health care law. "If the Court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law, there will be no spiking of the ball," Boehner wrote in a memo today to House Republicans.  Well, the Supreme Court did not strike down the health care law and the Republicans not only did not strike a ball, but did not even have a ball to strike.  Unprepared for this eventuality, their only focus seems to be trying to make a big deal out of the penalty for not purchasing health care insurance by individuals an uncollectable tax rather than an uncollectable penalty.  Interestingly enough the Republicans seem to overlook the uncollectable part regardless of whether it is deemed a penalty or a tax.  Republicans also seem to ignore that regardless of what it may be called, it does not apply to anyone who has health care insurance or any low income individuals who cannot afford to purchase health care insurance.  In their typical manner of lies and distortions, the Republicans are adamant that this will be a tax on everyone.  While there are many Americans who will believe these lies, particularly those whose sole source of news is Fox, the truth is the legislation specifically prohibits any government action to be taken to collect the penalty or tax, regardless of what it is called.  Members of Congress like McConnell, Boehner, Cantor, or even Rubio should know better than to continue to lie to their constituents.  Their constituents should know better than to allow them to continue their fabrications.  And, Boehner should know not to count his chickens...