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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever?
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To: pezz who wrote (625)8/5/1998 10:27:00 PM
From: Les H  Read Replies (1) of 13994
 
Media gives credit to whoever is in the top job for the economy. Just like they keep touting the job approval ratings. Those ratings fluctuate with the economy or in the case of a armed conflict. The recessions that preceded each economic expansion deserve the credit as well as the private sector. The federal government deserves little credit in my opinion.

Much of his spending initiatives were cut from the budgets.

NAFTA wasn't passed until there was a Republican Congress there to push it through and pass it. Note that few Democrats in the Congress voted for NAFTA.

Welfare Reform is a Republican initiative. Clinton passed it because the polls said it was popular. At the time of the signing, he promised the liberals he would undo it. Clinton is now trying to short-circuit Welfare Reform by way of his Federalism Order.

His Crime bill is bogus as are all Federal crime bills. Many of the localities that didn't need extra police just pocketed the money. Crime statistics fell as a result of recent dip in demographics -- fewer 18-25 year old. Now, they're finding many of these lower violent crime statistics have been doctored. Police have been marking down violent crime down to burgleries and other non-violent crime.

He has had little success on the free trade issue with Japan and China as have his predecessors.

You really need to do your homework on the subject before you make these wild claims.
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