But Democrats are beginning, in wholesale numbers, to regret their empowerment of the Clintons. Evidence that many of them are seeking redemption is revealed by the weakness of Hillary against a Mussolini mimic who made the subways in New York City run on time, and the weakness of Vice President Algore against a sleepwalking former basketball player. These are positive signs, but they do not go far enough. If, for example, Bradley defeats Algore for the nomination, it would not hurt enough to be redemptive. Just shifting from one Democrat to another doesn't get it done.
True repentance requires more pain than that.
That might sound unduly stern, but it is not. It is deserved. Throughout the Clinton years, the Democrats have stood by their man, unified in their resolve, no matter what the cost, to put the interests of the Democrat Party above the interests of the nation. They stood as one to defend illegality, perversion and perjury. They are accountable.