With so much on the line

(Blog Post) In 1993, Bill Kristol privately advised congressional Republicans to do whatever it took to "kill" the Clinton health care reform initiative. It wasn't that the policy proposal was a bad idea; it was that passage would help the Democratic Party for years to come. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Fair Spin (Right), Washington Monthly
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jul 19, 2009 - 10:50 AM PDT
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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 20, 2009

An opinion piece that if accurate, ought to enrage every thinking American (unfortunately, not even a close majority.) By killing Clinton healthcare so as not to give Democrats a decades-long advantage, Republicans squandered away the health of millions of Americans. What really matters here? Political advantage or the lives of millions?

If actions of our present crop of NO-NO nutcake neocons are any indication, the article is razor-edge accurate.

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 19, 2009
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