jonathan allen is the person for you. he's politico's senior correspondent. he joins me live. good thing you are here. there are a lot of issues that are very chewy, as i like to say. let's start with this. is it possible that this could be really the reverse of what we think it is? that mitt romney could suffer on the campaign stump because he won't have that thing that he loves to push, obamacare, he won't have that anymore if it's struck down today? >> reporter: that's certainly possible. you know, mitt romney, if the law is left intact, it gives him something to contrast himself with the president on. i'm going to repeal it. if there's a muddle, it makes it hard for him to contrast himself where there's a similar law in massachusetts. it's certainly possible it will work out that way. >> what about the president, could he it actually find that if obamacare is struck down today, it could be a boon to him because the democratic base could get so angry they'll fire themselves up? >> reporter: i don't think there are very many people in the administration, if any, who are rooting f