AFTER MONTHS OF FRETTING THAT BILL CLINTON ISN'T A NEW DEMOCRAT after all, that he's an unreconstructed liberal masquerading as a centrist, many pundits have changed their mind. Clinton, they now argue, is little different from George Bush. Recalling a litany of unfulfilled campaign pledges and a budget heavy on deficit reduction, the New York Times complains that Clinton "promised voters more than a rehash." That's right, and only the President's fabulists would deny that the rhetoric of 1992 rings a bit hollow in 1993. But overall, the rap is bum. America isn't close to beginning "a great national journey" (as...
The Political Interest He's No George Bush
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