Three years ago, prominent Democrats like Mario Cuomo, Richard Gephardt and Bill Bradley practically blanched any time they were mentioned as potential candidates for the White House. With George Bush universally understood to be unbeatable for re-election -- so much for universal understanding -- going for the Democratic presidential nomination seemed a little like taping a sign to your own back that read, "Kick me."
In the closing months of 1994, the Republicans are delighted to discover themselves in just the opposite position. The spectacle of Bill Clinton's tribulations is so irresistible that virtually everyone who ever voted Republican seems to...
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