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To: Road Walker who wrote (190562)	6/15/2004 1:59:53 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 1577180

There was a rare and amazing agreement between a good Republican Congress and a Democratic executive brand to balance the budget. A shame (on us) that it couldn't last... Amen! Tom

To: Road Walker who wrote (190562)	6/17/2004 5:51:10 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577180

That and reasonable taxes, a strong market, and fiscal discipline with much reduced discretionary spending. If Clinton's tax levels where "reasonable" then so where Bush Sr's and Bush Jrs. I probably wouldn't call them unreasonable but I think they where higher then ideal even on a purely practical level. I think Clinton was more the beneficiary of the strong marker then the cause, and I think the fiscal discipline came more from the Republican congress putting a clamp on spending (too bad they don't do that now) then from Clinton's own plans, particularly if you consider the military reduction as a separate issue. However even when all of these things are taken in to account (and Bush's disadvantages of being president after a market bubble popped and having 9/11 happen) its true that Clinton exercised better fiscal discipline the Bush Jr. Tim