No, we ought to thank Mr. Reagan for winning the 40+ year Cold War which allowed Mr. Clinton to enjoy the peace dividend, and Messrs. Gates, Grove, et al, for improving our productivity, all providing enormous surpluses and wealth creation.
We have Mr. Clinton to thank for personally providing competition to Hustler, Playboy, and Larry Flynt for satisfying our prurient curiosities, and for telling us, "don't worry, be happy, just do the Macarena" while the likes of bin Laden quietly infiltrated our culture. |