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

To: TigerPaw who wrote (28937)	1/21/1999 11:40:00 AM
From: Neocon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

The economy of the 90's was essentially a bequest of the Reagan administration, as was the end of the Cold War. It is silly to say that Bill did it better, when he has largely played follow the leader with the Republican Congress, after his own major initiatives were derailed in the first two years of his administration. As for the remarks about race, it is contemptible to turn on the Republicans when the dixiecrats remain a substantial, if waning, bloc within the Democratic Party. On the state level, most politicians associated with the controversial Council of Conservative Citizens are Democrats. The Republican chairman has denounced the group, and called on all Republican officials to repudiate it. The Democrats have not yet followed suit.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (28937)	1/21/1999 11:47:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Clinton is using the SS surplus, which is much larger now than it ever was in the 80's, to run the current government operating budget. The surplus in SS revenues is due in large part to the economy and the 1990 FICA tax increase. So next, you'll claim Clinton invented the internal combustion engine since he rides in a presidential limo.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (28937)	1/21/1999 11:55:00 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Bubba is living on Reagan's coattails, no question. Reagan invested in ending the cold war and righting the economy. Clinton, luckily, has proven irrelevant to the momentum Reagan launched.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (28937)	1/21/1999 3:49:00 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 67261

Who says the case has fallen apart? The witnesses have not even testified as yet. Wishful thinking. It ain't over until the fat lady sings. As for Reagan being bested by Clinton, Bubba isn't fit to shine his shoes. You must be joking. hahahahaha JLA

To: TigerPaw who wrote (28937)	1/22/1999 10:45:00 AM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

TigerPawe, No problem. True, the impeachment case is about to fall apart, but then, I also won a $5.00 sucker bet with some idiot who thought Marsha Clark had O. J. Simpson nailed to the wall. As for Clinton's strong economy, I'll give you 1/2 of that strong economy if you give me the other half belonged to the Reagan and Bush groundwork for fixing the tax codes and red tape that hindered business and savings in America. Furthermore, much of this economy has been driven by the computer revolution which I believe has come about despite the Government. Anyhoo, I wouldn't place any strong bets on Bill Clinton making the grade as a great U.S. President in the history books. Even Bill Clinton's own advisor Dick Morris once told Bubba, that "You are right on the cusp of the third tier..." when Bubba asked him how he rated against other American Presidents. -John PS Monica's book is just about to hit the shelves...want to take any bets on what the impact will be?