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To: Sunny Jim who wrote (94309)	2/16/2009 5:35:30 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

I say the proof is in the pudding. Clinton was president and had veto power. He also raised taxes.

To: Sunny Jim who wrote (94309)	2/16/2009 6:00:48 PM
From: Metacomet	4 Recommendations Respond to of 116555

Clinton did because he was checked every step of the way by the Congress. Bullshit. This myth ranks right up there with the current GOP screwup of voting unanimously to defeat the stimulus bill. Not a single Republican in the house or senate voted to support Clinton's budget balancing initiative. "Clinton signed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 in August 1993, which passed Congress without a Republican vote. It cut taxes for fifteen million low-income families, made tax cuts available to 90% of small businesses,[38] and raised taxes on the wealthiest 1.2% of taxpayers.[39] Additionally, through the implementation of spending restraints, it mandated the budget be balanced over a number of years." en.wikipedia.org Gore had to break a senate tie for that piece of common sense legislature to succeed. So much for Congress "checking" Clinton....