Jeb Bush now has a Supreme Court problem

Jeb Bush's response to the Supreme Court upholding the subsidies in the Affordable Care Act is notable for a bit of curious wordplay, which may hint at some of the political headaches the decision will cause him. In a fundraising solicitation to supporters, he said, "The Supreme Court just upheld ObamaCare again."

He continued, "This is the direct result of President Obama. He deliberately forced ObamaCare on the American people in a partisan and toxic way."

Now, however you feel about the latter sentence, the former is inarguably incorrect. The Supreme Court upholding ObamaCare is clearly the direct result of, well, the Supreme Court. In particular, to continue this strange syntax, the decision is the direct result of Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the court's opinion and is quickly becoming persona non grata on the right despite boasting a strong conservative record.

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Roberts was, of course, nominated by Jeb Bush's brother, which might explain why Bush is so loath to criticize the court. But the question of whether Roberts is conservative enough, and whether his brother made a mistake, is sure to come up on the campaign trail.

Update: In his statement to the press, Bush did say he was "disappointed" in the Supreme Court's ruling, adding, "But this decision is not the end of the fight against ObamaCare.'