A lot of folks (particularly those on the left) figure that now that health-care reform has been passed, the public will get its government health-care entitlements and like them and stop bothering to strain at the government bit. Democrats hope that’ll happen before November.

They mistake the public mood on this piece of legislation. Sure, Americans like entitlements once they have them, but never before has such a large entitlement bill passed with no bipartisan support against the clear will of the people.