That might be Hillary Clinton's motto regarding healthcare reform. The NY Times reports (see link below) that the very groups that attacked Clinton's attempt at universal healthcare back in th '90s are now filling her campaign coffers with donations. Or maybe her motto could be, "whatever it takes to get elected." She's got a pretty good track record for not sticking by her principles when there's an office to be won, that is if she even has any principles at this point. Let's hope that someone with a legitimate interest in universal healthcare and without the bias that health insurance and pharmaceutical dollars buy will be the Democratic nominee in 2008.
Clinton wins over health care industry
Contributions roll in as senator mends rocky start from '90s initiative
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and ROBERT PEAR
New York Times
... As she runs for re-election to the Senate from New York this year and lays the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2008, Clinton is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from doctors, hospitals, drug manufacturers and insurers.
Nationwide, she is the No. 2 recipient of donations from the industry, trailing only Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa.
Some of the same interests that tried to derail Clinton's health care overhaul are providing support for her Senate re-election bid. ...
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