Anybody else see this coming? OK, fine, neither did I, but I gotta say my surprise didn't take long to fade, either.

After months of preparation, speculation and resignation, the Obama Administration — or more specifically, Treasury — backed off the employer mandate, essentially giving mid-to-large employers a year-long reprieve.

So, yeah, what an obsessed House, clueless voters and nine Supreme Court justices couldn't do, the administration did itself, veering away from the cliff we've all been barreling toward for months now. (Which oddly makes me think of Thelma and Louise, and how much worse the ending would've been if they'd just pulled over.)

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