To be a Politician

Oh where will the voters side this November?  I don't think anyone can predict this Presidential election outcome based on the current occurrences in our news.
First notable instance, we are over halfway through the primaries and not even the front runner has even half the necessary votes to become the official Republican Candidate.  While it is extremely clear that those like Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich have NO chance of winning the nod, yet none of them will bow out.  And, while it may seem that Mitt Romney is the absolute front runner, understand that if Gingrich and the others bow out and throw their support towards Santorum, then we have a virtual deadlock, especially if Santorum keeps winning key states.  However, it is likely that Santorum will ultimately bow out and Romney will win the nod for the candidacy, which is ironic.
The irony behind it is, one of the key things most republicans seem to want is to repeal Obamacare, which is almost completely modeled after Romneycare.  So if the biggest fight the Republicans have is to repeal the new law, the likelihood that it will occur seems completely improbable.  Funny, considering that Romney does in fact attack the President over the issue.
And, currently the High Court is addressing certain key components of the new Health Care Law to rule on the constitutionality of it.  This is a three-way argument, one-it is perfectly legal, two- making someone buy insurance or pay a penalty they are trying to call a tax is unconstitutional, three-it is completely illegal to make someone buy insurance, I mean, health insurance.
This is Ironic too, as the argument is you cannot force someone to buy insurance they may never need...
Folks, I have never been in an automobile accident, yet I am required to have insurance, in fact I am required to have uninsured motorists insurance to make sure that if some jack-ass hits me and DOESN'T have the insurance he is supposed to have, I am still covered.
So then, if the argument is that They cannot force me to have health insurance, then I shouldn't be required to have automobile insurance.  Or, for that fact, homeowners insurance, or renters insurance, yet these are also required for other reasons, not federal necessarily.
To say you cannot be "taxed" for disobeying the law, well I can argue that the fines or penalties for running a red light or speeding or Driving While Intoxicated are taxes and cannot be levied in this manner.  What hurts the most is the fact that A-this has become a political arena for something that was passed in Congress, it just seems like the Republicans are butt-hurt because they couldn't come up with a plan that would work.  The idea of nationwide health care reform is not new, President Obama is just the first to get it passed. 
So while it is still any ones victory in the White House, before the Republicans can stand up and say "We Will Win!" they first have to have someone who can win.

My Predictions?  The republicans will nominate Mitt Romney after much more in-fighting which will further undermine the efforts of the Republican Party, ultimately ending up with the reelection of the current President, who will then change about 30% of his cabinet citing political differences. 
The Health care bill will be deferred back to the congress until such time as the fines are actually levied and people start filing suits, as to the constitutionality of the law, it is fully within Congress's ability to create such laws.  The only issue is the definition of the fines for not getting the insurance.

Just the Rantings of an Old Soldier.