Carter and Kennedy "squared off' against each other in the 1980 Presidential Primary....in which Carter won...... only to be defeated by Ronald Regan.......That was a really good thing........During the Carter Presidency we had "out of control" interest rate and gas prices.....along with the Iran Hostage Crisis..........The economic instability and lack of consumer confidence was not much different than today......but that discussion is for another day......
Jimmy Carter and his former staff members have been saying for years that they could have passed a compromise health bill during his White House tenure.........if Ted Kennedy had not been vindictive and continued to oppose the bill due to his dislike of Carter........Jimmy Carter has brought the issue up again......Is he right ?
If that is true........Where does that leave the Legacy of Ted Kennedy.......? and the press and the stories of Kennedy being the "Great Compromiser" and champion of national health care......
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