
National Security: Where’s Bill?
Many times, I’m amazed by how history repeats itself. If only we would pay attention to the lessons of the past. In 1988, the Democrats had lost three consecutive presidential elections. Liberal candidates like Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis were unelectable in the national election. There had to be another way. A little-known governor from Arkansas formed the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) to chart a new way forward for his party.
Bill Clinton was a very smart and savvy politician