After his initial misgivings, Clark now reports that the Massachusetts healthcare experiment -- where they've required all citizens to have coverage -- is working better than expected. Mitt Romney was viewed as pandering to the Democrats when he agreed to implement this experiment. But really he just found a good compromise.

Clark believes the Democrats are too fervent for socialized medicine, and the GOP is too dead-set on a free-market solution. Both parties are leaving the American people behind as they get into partisan battles over the healthcare issue.

In Massachusetts, the number of people with coverage is up -- and almost all of it is not the welfare-state stuff you might expect. Romney's plan effectively eliminated redlining and allowed people with pre-existing conditions to buy health coverage for the first time ever.

The Democrats were upset that the Massachusetts law made individuals responsible for buying their own health coverage. But Clark loves it. The GOP was upset that the state had to subsidize coverage for the poor. But Clark loves that too. After all, it frees up the emergency rooms and saves money because hospitals no longer have to write off the cost of treating uninsured people.

Of course, Massachusetts didn't get everything right. But the state put aside partisanship and blazed the trail into new territory. Their experiment provides a marker for other states to try to improve upon.

In related news, The Dallas Morning News reports that Bennigan's and Steak & Ale employees/former employees are out of luck with insurance and COBRA now that both companies have gone bankrupt. One woman who is in a late stage of pregnancy is uninsured and uninsurable for her delivery -- even though she's been paying into the plan.

Clark has long believed that employer-provided healthcare is not the way to go -- and this is a perfect example why not.