Given the extreme unlikelihood of this scenario, the right seems to be trying to compete on the health care issue and the White House, seeking to give Bush some kind of legacy, is jumping in with its own health care plan.
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, former White House aide Karl Rove writes:
All around America, families are grappling with health-care concerns. They wonder if they'll have insurance at a price they can afford. They worry about how much out-of-pocket health costs take from the family budget. They question if they'll be able to pick their own doctor. Some feel trapped in jobs they don't like out of fear of losing their health insurance.
As the latest government-heavy plan announced by Hillary Clinton yesterday once again shows, the answers politicians offer on health care highlight the deep differences between liberals and conservatives. This is a debate Republicans cannot avoid. But it is one we can win -- if we offer a bold plan. Conservatives must put forward reforms aimed at putting the patient in charge. Increasing competition will ensure greater access, lower costs and more innovation.
Remember back when Bill Clinton signed the Telecom Bill into law? Remember how increased competition was supposed to bring down cable and internet costs? Remember how it didn't?...
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