COLUMN-Justice Scalia is the Supreme Court's real loser in Obamacare ruling

June 26 (Reuters) - Chief Justice John Roberts' majority opinion upholding subsidies on the Affordable Care Act's federal exchange is a big gift to Republicans. Though he was ruling against the expressed desire of every Republican presidential candidate - that the subsidies should be eliminated even if that meant the nation's healthcare system would enter a death spiral - the chief justice greatly simplified the lives of Republican politicians.