Word: dukakises
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About 75 students and faculty members crowded an Institute of Politics room hosting a luncheon with former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis to capacity yesterday.
Dukakis reflected on the recent defeat of the Clinton health care initiative and gave some personal insights on why it failed.
"[The bills] were over-bureaucratic," Dukakis said. "The Clinton plan was 1300 pages and the Mitchell plan 1400."
"Hawaii's plan was 25 pages, it's simple and it works," Dukakis said. "If I were president, I would draft a national version of the Hawaiian plan but with a cost control mechanism."
All candidates characterized Weld as aloof and uncaring, while admitting that the administration of former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis had several faults, particularly in fiscal management.