To the people who cover Washington, we call it chronicling situational immorality. Not since Bush v. Gore have we seen madness that could compare to this week's Supreme Court debate over the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law.
While the arguments went on inside, for three straight days thousands of people with all kinds of placards milled around the perimeter. Their efforts were not aimed at swaying the justices but in ensuring that they could go home feeling that everyone knew their opinion.
The proceedings this week are of similar hyperbole. The key issue, in the minds of opponents of the bill, is the provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires everyone to buy insurance or pay a penalty.
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