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March 15, 2010

Clinton's Comeback Came After He Moderated

Kevin Hassett, Bloomberg

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Commentary by Kevin Hassett

March 15 (Bloomberg) -- It is looking more and more likethe Democratic Party's idea of health-care reform will beenacted, notwithstanding the election of Scott Brown inMassachusetts and the opposition of the American people.

If the legislation does survive the gathering politicalstorm, then it will present historians with a fascinatingpuzzle. In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton tried to enactuniversal health care, and his failure wiped out the DemocraticParty in the next election. In 2010, history may show, PresidentBarack Obama won passage of health-care legislation, and hissuccess wiped out the Democratic Party in the next election, ifnot beyond.

How can opposite results have the same political outcome?The...

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