The president didn't mention the T-word yesterday, saying after the ruling that "it's time to move forward," a not-so-subtle use of his campaign slogan.

Republicans and other opponents are the big losers - the law survives their objections. But the defeat and the tax issue have many more fired up today than they were before, and Mitt Romney grabbed the moment by saying that on his first day as president, "I will act to repeal ObamaCare."

The frustrating part of Roberts' decision is that it fails to provide the one thing everybody in the country wanted: simple clarity. He didn't split the baby in half, but he did give each side enough ammunition to continue fighting. That actually seems to be part of his goal.

Arguing he's no judicial activist, by his own definition, Roberts stressed that he wasn't passing judgment on the law's wisdom so much as finding a way to authorize legislation crafted by elected officials. "It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices," he wrote.