Analysis: A narrower mandate will survive court's

I have no inside information on what the Supreme Court will do Thursday on health care -- no one does -- nor any bit of wisdom that has not already been articulated by others, including CNN's fine team of reporters, analysts and contributors. But since I have been asked repeatedly to predict the outcome, I will go against conventional wisdom and say the individual mandate -- which requires most Americans to purchase health insurance -- will survive, but in a narrow fashion. I believe Chief Justice John Roberts will write the majority opinion upholding the mandate.