<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Ad War Update]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><em><span style="font-size: 8pt;">by Maisie Allison</span></em></p> <p>The Obama campaign celebrates Romneycare&#39;s sixth anniversary, casting Romney as a proud pioneer of the ACA:&#0160;</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WxZK0spa1yI" width="515"></iframe></p> <p>Sahil Kapur <a href="http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/bizarro-politics-mitt-silent-as-team-obama-celebrates-romneycare-anniversary.php" target="_self">has more</a>:&#0160;</p> <blockquote> <p>The dueling responses foreshadow a sort of political chess match where Romney works to keep the focus on “Obamacare” while Obama responds by strategically giving his opponent some credit for his signature law.&#0160;The other wildcard is the Supreme Court’s verdict on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. A ruling to strike down some or all of it would energize Romney’s message that the federal government overstepped its bounds, but a decision to uphold the law would effectively make his one trump card — the federal-state distinction — moot.&#0160;Despite Romneycare’s minimal effect in controlling costs, it has been a success by a number of indicators: Nearly everyone in the state has insurance, emergency room visits have dropped and surveys show that about two-thirds of residents favor the law.</p> </blockquote> <p>The Democratic PAC American Bridge <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/12/11163706-the-romneycare-anniversary" target="_self">piles on</a>:&#0160;</p>]]></html></oembed>