Ummm ...

I sincerely hope Levine is right and I'm wrong, and history scoffs in a "look what they tried to attempt" way the way we see FDR's 100% tax rate on incomes over $250k.

But I must mention this - Clinton did NOT wipe the floor with George H. Bush. Adnittadly it's been a while since I argued these numbers, but if I remember correctly Clinton won a plurality in that election (43% I think, to Bush's 38%). Had Perot not ran there never would have been a President Clinton. Perot's votes were almost exclusively pulled from the GOP base (pissed about read my lips, etc). Give Bush Perot's 19% and the electoral college map changes dramatically. In fact, I think Bush wins in that scenario. Dole, he DID get his clock cleaned.