Toobin : Post-FDR hears challenge on health reform ; high stakes for Obama . He says defeat would mark U.S. as a loser ; would be bad news in today . He says details of challenge complex ; real issue dividing U.S. : What is government 's role ? Toobin : Post-FDR court backed more activist government . Not so an election year ; outcome uncertain .
Jeffrey Toobin : Supreme Court hears challenge on health reform ; high stakes for Obama . He says defeat would mark Obama as a loser ; would be bad news in an election year . He says details of challenge complex ; real issue dividing U.S. : What is government 's role ? Toobin : Post-FDR court backed more activist government . Not so today ; outcome uncertain .