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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Machaon who wrote (8731)	10/10/1998 10:10:00 AM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Robert, I used to think you were simply confused and uninformed; now it has become apparent that you are more than that - you are concocting things to say that have no basis in fact; sounds all too much like your hero. Explains much. Mr. K.

To: Machaon who wrote (8731)	10/10/1998 11:29:00 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<<Agreed. But, if Reagan and Bush had submitted well constructed, balanced budgets during their terms, Clinton wouldn't have been confronted with the sizable economic mess that he received as a legacy of 12 years of ineffective Republican leadership. >> When Bush presented his budgets to congress they tossed them unread into the trash. The Dems had enough votes to override Bush on the budget so in effect they also controlled the Executive Branch on spending issues. Bush vetoed 33 spending bills, something Clinton has failed to do.

To: Machaon who wrote (8731)	10/10/1998 12:06:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 67261

The discretionary budget and the budget caps enacted since the 1990 budget bill and the Republican Balanced Budget Bill have substantially decreased the discretionary spending. The additional discretionary spending that both sides have proposed have been under $ 15 billion (out of a $ 1.7 trillion dollar budget). The Republicans just need to lay low and let the Democrats keep giving up seats. The demographics are getting older and more conservative and the representation is contuing to reflect that.