MICHAEL BARONE: Gangster government stifles criticism of Obamacare. “The threat to use government regulation to destroy or harm someone’s business because they disagree with government officials is thuggery. Like the Obama administration’s transfer of money from Chrysler bondholders to its political allies in the United Auto Workers, it is a form of gangster government.”

But it’s a futile, if thuggish, effort when even their own guys are distinctly unsupportive: “According to Politico, not a single Democratic candidate for Congress has run an ad since last April that makes any positive reference to Obamacare.” But then, “futile, if thuggish” seems like a pretty good description of this Administration in general.