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

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (10786)	10/22/1998 7:15:00 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

‘Who won the budget battle?' Eleanor Clift Contributing editor, Newsweek “The Republicans put up the white flag. Clinton got almost everything he wanted on education, plus funding for the International Monetary Fund and farm aid. He stopped the GOP's tax cut and gets to brag that he ‘saved' Social Security. What do the Republicans take to the voters? Warmed-over boasts about a balanced budget and an unpopular impeachment inquiry. The GOP left undone popular items like HMO [health maintenance organizations] reform so Clinton can plausibly hammer home the theme leading up to the elections that the Republicans failed to act on the people's business.” Elaine Povich Congressional correspondent, Newsday "Overall, incumbents won. The latest polls show incumbents are in good shape in the elections and staying around to do their jobs (finally!) in the 105th Congress is a good thing. Between Republicans and Democrats, the Democrats won. They finally found a way to get Congress and the president talking about something other than Monica Lewinsky, and they forced the Republicans to address things like 100,000 new teachers and contraceptive coverage for federal employees.” Daniel Schorr Senior news analyst, National Public Radio “The Republicans can well say that, if this is a weakened president, spare them a strong one. Clinton held them hostage to their fear of another government shutdown, then made them pay some $20 billion in extra spending as ransom for their exit visas from Washington. A careful analysis of the deal would indicate balanced concessions on both sides. But voters don't make a careful analysis. Clinton managed to position himself as the education president against an anti-education congressional leadership. In the manipulation of symbols, Clinton won hands down.” Dave McConnell Congressional correspondent, WTOP “It's hard to say if anybody won; but President Clinton's end-of-session blitz enabled Democrats to push Republicans into a corner and change the subject from impeachment talk. In the process, the GOP side came around to boosting the environment and funding for education, the environment, and farmers. Republicans charge the president and Democrats with grandstanding and picking fights on issues of basic agreement in efforts to divert voters' attention from White House scandals. In two weeks, voters will decide who won and who lost in the 105th Congress.”