High-res Bill Kristol’s 1993 Memo Calling For GOP To Block Health Care Reform Greg Sargeant over at The Plum Line has gotten his hands on a memo Bill Kristol wrote to his party in 1993, urging them to oppose Bill Clinton’s health care plan because - well - it might work. And then all the newly healthy people might like government and see that it could actually do something good for them. Ben Smith summarizes the long memo: The memo warns that a successful Clinton plan could badly damage the GOP by improving Americans’ relationship with government, and makes the case for total, uncompromising opposition based on what would become the “Harry and Louise” campaign, focused on the damage the changes could do to citizens’ relationships with their doctors. AB

Bill Kristol’s 1993 Memo Calling For GOP To Block Health Care Reform

Greg Sargeant over at The Plum Line has gotten his hands on a memo Bill Kristol wrote to his party in 1993, urging them to oppose Bill Clinton’s health care plan because - well - it might work. And then all the newly healthy people might like government and see that it could actually do something good for them. Ben Smith summarizes the long memo:

The memo warns that a successful Clinton plan could badly damage the GOP by improving Americans’ relationship with government, and makes the case for total, uncompromising opposition based on what would become the “Harry and Louise” campaign, focused on the damage the changes could do to citizens’ relationships with their doctors.

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    Jesus Whirling Christ. Just in case you weren’t already aware what a douche Bill Kristol was, here’s more proof.
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