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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mo Chips who wrote (2277)	8/20/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

<< You are being a bit contradictory here>> Not really. If at any time during those 40 years, the Congress didn't like the overall foreign policy, they could have passed legislation directing the President where they wanted him to go - for example, the Boland ammendment or the War Powers act. They also have the ability (cleverly bypassed by a certain Republican Pres. <g>) to cut off spending on any policy they disagree with. Of course, they also have the ability to not approve treaties, although Clinton is even trying to bypass that using Executive Orders. I agree that foreign policy is mostly the domain of the President - but Congress still has a say. Also remember the Presidency changed parties numerous times since WWII - JFK/LBJ - Nixon/Ford - Carter - Reagan/Bush - Clinton. The only continuity was that the Congress stayed Democrat for almost the entire time. <<Reagan crammed this down the congress' throat>> Impossible. Congress' weakness can't be blamed on a President's strength.

To: Mo Chips who wrote (2277)	8/21/1998 1:09:00 AM
From: G.M. Flinn	Respond to of 13994

Mo ... check your history books. Reagan lowered the Carter / democratic Congress 18% unemployment to 6%. Try not to let your bias get in the way of the facts.

To: Mo Chips who wrote (2277)	8/21/1998 1:23:00 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 13994

Actually, the Democrats take their ball and go home (i.e., threaten government shutdown) if they can't get their spending. Then they blame the Republicans for the government shutdowns. The Democrats are ones who designed the messed up entitlement programs that are the 70% of the budget. We still don't have a budget surplus. That is nothing but a fiction. The Social Security Trust Fund is a mirage, it has no marketable securities. In fact, if you tried to sell them, they would have to be marked down from par value since their coupon yields are fixed at 2%. After the Gulf War and the fall of the Soviet Union during the Bush term, the U.S. had built coalitions with the governments in the Europe and the MidEast. All that has dissipated under Clinton. It will take time and a new administration in order to rebuild those relationships.