Reply #127: Should Kennedy have compromised Kerry/Kennedy in 1997?

[karynnj]

S-CHIP was not an entitlement and rather than a well designed federal program, each state designed its version - and some did a shoddy job. Were these two features less sacrosanct than the public option? I think that was a good compromise - and it gave millions of kids insurance. (It was well thought of enough that HRC, who you supported, claimed it as her accomplishment in the primaries, because she pushed Bill to include funding in the budget for it after it passed - but it was clearly a compromise. )

Here, Kerry did NOT say they should compromise now - he specifically said the opposite. ONLY in response to the question that said IF A BILL WITH IT COULD NOT PASS, did he then CONDITIONALLY say that Kennedy MIGHT compromise. (The condition being IF there was still enough good in the bill).