We almost laugh at that now. But there are vital lessons we can draw from this, the foremost among them being that you don't get into a compassion war with Bill Clinton unless you have the political skill to win. If you can't spin with the big boys, forget it. On points, they lose all the time. But these issues are so irrelevant that nobody cares anyway.
People do care about their taxes, however.
In general, they warm to the idea of a flat tax, even though they haven't spent much time thinking about it. It has support from all over the political spectrum. Tax reform is seen as an issue of fairness. It is not fair for ordinary people to spend countless days just computing what it is they must surrender to their government. So let's have at it then.