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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever?

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To: Catfish who wrote (12963)7/4/1999 3:53:00 PM
From: PiMac  Read Replies (1) of 13994
 
Darrell, Unified, has a lot to like. The approach is one finally in tune with the problem. I have copied the main article to devote some serious reading to it. Naturally, I have some different emphasis', but maybe we can agree on some territory.

One thing I'd lke to leave before then is an observation I made of the three types of presidencies that modern Presidents have fulfilled.
The President who wade the term modern president meaningful is FDR. He/his presidency increased the power, control, presence of the Fed. Gov't so much that the Feds impact every citizen significantly. I am not applauding this just pointing out where and why Presidents since then are different.

FDR/Truman put us thruough grat change. This led to Eisenhower's terms which had little ideologically change. The liberal ideology of Kennedy/Johnson's terms arose from the Fed. The country seemed able to take this more-change. Eventually, this liberal current was turned back, the country led by Nixon and in turn, installed by the country. After some terms of low change/non-ideology [Ford/Carter], the country was ready for the ideological swing of the pendulum. Reagan/Bush were selected, and led the Conservative ideology current. Clinton continued the current-stop current-no current-current pattern by being installed to stop the Conservative current.

The point to this observation is that the logical comparison between President Clinton is with Nixon. Another aberrent personality. It might be the nature of the function of the job the President is called upon to perform in these circumstances that appeals only to the off-balance candidates, and the country to install them.

Sorry, no proofing--my hands are giving pain.
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