Sen. Hillary Clinton bears the scars of health care battles past. It's been 14 years since her infamous legislative proposal ended up as political carnage on the floor of the congressional sausage-making factory. Yet even today, she still seems to wince when reminded of her colossal legislative failure at the hands of Harry and Louise — and Congress.
But a decade and a half later, she continues the quest with an Ahab-like obsession, trying to conquer a whale called health care reform. Mrs. Clinton learned a lot from the first fracas. Her new plan, she says, is "not a government takeover" and contains "no new bureaucracy." Moreover, if you like your health insurance the way it is, "you can keep it." All comforting words for those who worry that expanding the federal reach into health care will lead us down the road to a Cuban-style system.
Clinton has claimed that knows a lot from the first fracas. So i say, just let her do her thang! Let's try her new plan.
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