I don't think your points on the economy, crime or environment hold water. As for foreign affairs and education, you make a reasonable case. However, I'm still not conviced.
OK, how about a couple of thought experiments?
Economy: Logic dictates that if Clinton is responsible for the roaring bull market and low inflation, he should be able to reverse the process at will. Question: what can he possibly do to STOP the economic growth we've seen since he took office, and in particular, since 1994 when the Republicans gained power in Congress? If he is powerless to stop it (as I think he is), then he shouldn't take credit for it. He's a bystander.
Environment: I heard today that Clinton authorized $100 million in federal money to buy air conditioners and fans for the folks who are sweltering in "the West," wherever that might include. (Curiously, no one said "Texas," but there is a Republican governor there. So much for bipartisan politics.) These air conditioners and fans run on electricity, the generation of which is - you guessed it - harmful to the environment, according to the environmentalists. Personally, I don't think it's the role of the federal government, let alone the Executive Branch, to supply millions of air conditioners to its citizens. You have to admit that this certainly smacks of populist vote-buying of the lowest order.
These are things that need to be done to solidify the people of this nation.
To solidify and unite the people of this nation, may I submit that Clinton, Jackson, and Sharpton stop telling us how racist we are and focus on how similar we are, with common goals instead of divisive quota systems and special privileges based on race, income, gender, and sexual orientation. It is the Democrats who thrive on allowing everyone to claim victim status, for they are more than willing to practice economic redistribution in order to retain power. "Tax the rich" is one of their favorite slogans, and it's easy to say. There are more poor people than rich people, and on a block-vote basis, the poor will always vote for the guy (or gal) who promises them free money. Gerrymandering makes the procedure even easier, as I'm sure Maxine Waters will tell you (off the record).
...Not Ken Star and his witch hunt.
Let's get this straight, once and for all. Ken Starr was appointed by Janet Reno to run the investigation into Whitewater, after Reno had seen enough evidence to suggest a crime had been committed. He did not ask for this job; he was told to do it by the Attorney General. When he was able to show just cause to expand the investigation to include the FBI files, the Travel Office firings, and possible perjury in the Lewinsky matter, Reno allowed him to do so. He cannot, and he does not, investigate cases that she hasn't authorized.
A lot of the scandals talked about on this thread are fabrications of the religious right. That's why so much money has been spent and no action has been taken against the Clintons. No action will be taken because he's done nothing wrong.
C'mon. The religious right put 900 FBI files in the White House? (Don't forget - Charles Colson went to prison for having ONE FBI file in Nixon's White House.) The religious right provoked Mrs Clinton into firing Billy Dale? The religious right invited a known drug dealer and a known arms dealer into the White House to shake Clinton's hand? The religious right arranged the transfer of NSA crypto missile guidance systems to China? The religious right made campaign contributions that were discovered to have been illegal and had to be returned? The religious right kidnapped John Huang and Charlie Trie to mainland China so they couldn't appear before a grand jury?
No action has been taken yet because Starr wants to leave no stone unturned, he wants to be absolutely sure that the evidence he has is verifiable and correct, and he wants to drop it all at once so there will be no time for damage control and character assassinations that are the hallmarks of the Clinton Administration.
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