Cal  Thomas  It was the handshake seen around the political
world: On June 11, 1995, House Speaker Newt Gingrich and
President Bill Clinton agreed to a bipartisan commission that
would reform political campaigns and rein in congressional
campaign costs. Nothing came of the commission because neither
side could agree on who should be on it, but the sight of two
political rivals shaking hands made a lot of people feel good
and feelings are more important to some than results.  Proving
there can be second acts in politics, Gingrich and Clinton have
shaken hands again. But this time it's Newt Gingrich and Sen.
Hillary Clinton, New York Democrat. This time the issue is not
campaign finance reform, but health care. When he was speaker of
the House, Gingrich denounced what he and others derisively
called "Hillarycare" as "centralized bureaucratic socialism."
Cynics are already saying the entente between Clinton and
Gingrich is about positioning - she to seem more moderate; he to
appear less abrasive and "extreme."