Mounting the slippery slope

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A Columbus man has shot and killed his wife. Unfortunately, that alone is not news. What is news is that the shooting happened at a hospital and the shooter was shot by police as he exited. News reports say the man and his wife were both in their 70s. Preliminary speculation as to motive is a mercy killing/suicide.

Jay Nordlinger wondered why not shoot Terri Schiavo, given the court had essentially ordered her death. It would certainly have caused less suffering.

Are we there yet? What will be the reaction of those on the left if it is determined (or perhaps just intimated) that the wife in this case wanted to die? Is this Dr. Kevorkian with a bullet? Will the left be able to swallow this one?

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