EDITORIAL: Democrats' death by suicide

"The new system will suffer a tsunami of bad publicity when states sue the federal government over unfunded mandates, when the IRS begins enforcing the aspects of the bill that voters never knew existed, when small businesses start firing employees because they cannot afford the higher costs of the new system, when new and unforeseen costs blow out the already record federal budget deficit, and when seniors begin to feel the impact of Medicare cuts. All of this is what Mr. Obama euphemistically calls 'bending the curve' but which seniors will find out is better termed 'denial of care.' Whether the formal 'death panels' will convene before the November elections is still to be determined."