Kim Strassel says the Democrats are on the precipice and are about to jump. Why? Because the poll numbers show that passing the health care bill is political suicide.

It is because so many see this fact, and because the bill is insulting to many on the Left by what it does not do, that Howard Kurtz sees so many Liberals jumping ship.

Of course, there are alternatives. One is called the 'group employed model', or GEM. Groups like Kaiser Permanente are associations of health care professionals who work for a salary, rather than the 'fee for service' model. The authors of this piece argue that the GEM system makes sense because it actually reduces health care costs.

Another hollow 'victory' for the President as he returns from Copenhagen with a climate deal that satisfies no one.