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Many people are sensing that this is one of those pivotal years in this country when the torch is passed to a new generation. But Democrats should guard against a vague longing for a new morning in civic life. It's just not possible to turn a page and be rid of 16 years of political acrimony, disgraceful misbehavior, lying, assorted policy failures, gridlock (except for bridges to nowhere), attack and natural disaster on our own soil. No, past is prologue. We must work through it.
There is another path to change. It involves diligence, experience, playing through pain. That is Clinton's history. That's why she deserves her party's endorsement.
Take health care, her signature effort as first lady, a defeat that nevertheless raised all the important issues. Her position should be the Democratic Party's position: mandatory universal coverage through simplified private and public plans that follow the model already used by federal employees. Portable plans, not tied to one job.
Obama's plan is more tepid, leaving much to voluntary, job-based coverage. It does not make the necessary leap to universal care.
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Senator Clinton has endured humiliation and contempt on a Shakespearean scale. Yet she is still standing, still committed to the civic goals she first set for herself at Wellesley. That should tell Democrats something about the inner strength she would bring to the job.
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