The name of Rep. Jim Cooper meant nothing to me until I read the post linked to below.
Seems Cooper had everything to do with scuttling Hillary's attempts to get healthcare.
Not sure what the thinking is in the Obama campaign as to their reasons for enlisting this guy, given his track record, but I would sure like to hear from them about this.
The writer opens with this chilling bit of news,
I was part of the Clinton White House team on the health care reform issue in 1993/94, and no Democrat did more to destroy our chances in that fight than Jim Cooper.
For the rest of the post, which explains what Cooper did to wreck the healthcare plan, you can read it here -
http://openleft.com/...