I predict that the death panels will use affirmative action in their selection process. White males will die while the women and minorities get preferences.
It could get so bad that the government would tout “salvation trophies.” The world has seen such things before.
According to statistics put out by the HHS, life expectancy for white males increased by 1.2 years during the time George W. Bush was President, but increased by 2.7 years for black males. I'm sure the New York Times could spin that as yet more evidence of racism by the Bush administration.