President Bill Clinton spoke to Arkansas Times editor Max Brantley this week about a variety of topics including the fifth anniversary of his presidential library to the health care debate in Washington. Regarding health care Mr. Clinton observed,
. . . For one thing, I think it’s going to pass. Look, it’s a complicated thing that consumes almost 17 percent of our economy. Like all complicated issues, it’s easy to misrepresent. It’s a deeply personal issue and like all deeply personal issues it’s easy to stoke fear. The differences between now and 1994 are really important. The most important change occurred in 2006 when Democrats won a majority in Congress and in 2008 when they enhanced it. We have the votes.