The public option is comatose, the death panels are expired, and a reconciliation bill may resemble Swiss cheese, but the rumors of ObamaCare's demise have been greatly exaggerated. And so it was quite a surprise to read a short blog piece in the Sunday New York Times, of all places, under the heading of "Causes of Death (Just in Case)." Curiously, the piece ran in the print edition, but is no longer on the Times web site. (see below) The column cites four possible causes to include in the obituary for ObamaCare:- The absence of former Senator Tom Daschle, a Democrat deeply knowledgeable about health care...- A fixation on avoiding the mistakes of the Clintons.  Did Obama go too far in the other direction...- Pent-up anger on the right.  Did the Obama team underestimate the rage building on the right...- Lack of a specific bill... opponents have defined the bill and befuddled the public.While Daschle is working behind the scenes, no doubt his early loss was the...(Read Full Post)