You should have heard the crowd's collective gasp at the Benefits Selling Expo last month when Robert Gibbs declared the employer mandate all but dead.

It turned out to be the obituary heard 'round the world, as Fox News and The Wall Street Journal started calling us. As with most days, I wasn't sure if the calls brought cheers or effigies. (Turns out all they wanted was footage…)

Even the administration had to respond, sending Nancy Pelosi around the Sunday morning talk shows to vilify Obama's prodigal adviser.

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