House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used an unexpected analogy Monday during a conference call with liberal bloggers to discuss Obamacare, saying “once we kick through this door, there’ll be more legislation to follow.” At least four things need to be said about Pelosi’s braggadocio.

First, just whose doors are being kicked in? Since virtually every survey taken in recent months has shown majority opposition to Obamacare, it’s the door to public approval that’s being kicked in by Pelosi and her comrades. Their attitude is that when rational argument fails to persuade a majority of Americans to support Obamacare, then it should be jammed down their throats. Pelosi evidently has decided to refine American democracy using the Hugo Chavez manual on public persuasion.