What to expect in the next 2 months of the "summer hole" ?

[Tender Branson]

Other than Romney's VP decision and a few polls ?

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm guessing the ACA ruling will be talked about for a while since the Supreme Court with adjourn until October.  Since it will be talked about, it will have time to stew in the minds of voters for several months.  Also, more people will start paying attention to the race as we get into July and especially August.  Once the Olympics are over, the next show in town will be the Presidential Race.  Talk could surface on how the anti-incumbent sentiment sweeping much of Europe and Northern Africa (see: Egypt) that has seen the demise of many incumbents in France, Greece, and other nations could affect the United States.

Of course, the monthly jobs reports will grow increasingly important as each month passes along with other reports.

There are plenty of things that could dominate the news, politically, until the Conventions.

[The Mikado]

Thursday's Health Care ruling may or may not, depending on which of the three options the Court takes.

The middle option, "Strike down the mandate but leave the rest of the law intact," causes the most news as it forces Congress and Obama to suddenly deal with a sudden crisis that threatens to ruin the insurance industry.

[mondale84]

Thursday's Health Care ruling may or may not, depending on which of the three options the Court takes.

The middle option, "Strike down the mandate but leave the rest of the law intact," causes the most news as it forces Congress and Obama to suddenly deal with a sudden crisis that threatens to ruin the insurance industry.

I hope that happens. The insurance industry can go  itself

[milhouse24]

Thursday's Health Care ruling may or may not, depending on which of the three options the Court takes.

The middle option, "Strike down the mandate but leave the rest of the law intact," causes the most news as it forces Congress and Obama to suddenly deal with a sudden crisis that threatens to ruin the insurance industry.

Wow someone who actually believes that the Individual mandate sucks!  I also believe the individual mandate is just another form of forced taxation.  I would rather have the govt expand medicaid to the poor. 

The funny thing is that if the Health Care law is struck down, businesses will feel better about future low taxes and spend more on hiring and expansion, which would actually help the Obama economy.  So for Obama's re-election, he might actually want the Health care law to fail to boost the economy. 

[Beet]

Thursday's Health Care ruling may or may not, depending on which of the three options the Court takes.

The middle option, "Strike down the mandate but leave the rest of the law intact," causes the most news as it forces Congress and Obama to suddenly deal with a sudden crisis that threatens to ruin the insurance industry.

The mandate wasn't slated to start until 2014, so it wouldn't cause an immediate crisis. Lawmakers would have all of 2013 to deal with it. Striking down the entire law would cause the most chaos because it would affect things that already started implementation that would have to be unwound, it would cause some people to lose health insurance, et cetera.