Clinton, health care industry get cozy

[a kennedy]

As long as money holds sway in our political system, nothing should surprise us any more.

But even my jaw dropped last week when I saw the story that Hillary Clinton is being plied with more money from the health care industry and pharmaceutical companies than any other U.S. senator except Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum.

Yes, this is the same Hillary Clinton who was belittled and disparaged by many of these same donors when in 1993 she, as head of her husband President Bill Clinton's plan to overhaul U.S. health care, proposed a form of universal coverage with minimum standards for coverage and payments.

That's when the health care industry, alarmed at what the proposals might do their own special interests, pulled out all the stops. It sent hordes of lobbyists to Congress and paid for a huge advertising blitz on both network and cable television featuring the infamous "Harry and Louise" to mock the Clinton plan.

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/zweifel/index.php?ntid=91313

[Omaha Steve]

1. I think as Hillary tries to appeal to more people

She is appealing to fewer instead. Heard any good (Republican started) Hillary jokes lately?