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Perspective

Mar. 6, 2013

Will Obamacare survive actual implementation?

The law has withstood U.S. Supreme Court review and endured public scrutiny in a hotly contested 2012 presidential election, but can it survive actual implementation? By Jonathan Michaels


By Jonathan Michaels


Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the 12th century Catholic Church leader, is frequently credited with saying that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." A timeless axiom that rings as true today as it did 1,000 years ago, the saying has befallen scores of men who have created chaos in the wake of well-intended order.


To be sure, President Barack Obama's legacy will be stamped with the success - or failure - of hi...

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