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"I've got an economic plan similar to Bill Clinton's" |
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"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " |
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The fannie mae/freddy mac fiasco and resulting bailoput is the democrat's version of the burning of the reichstag.
Also a good analogy
You forgot to mention the Clintonistas good fortune of catching the IT age in the log phase. It is one of the transformational economic experiences of history. Clinton had nothing to do with it.
Casca
Two other economic boons: The trashing of Hillary health, saving billions. And the massive down-scaling of welfare.
Also, the 1994 elections that brought in Newt and the Republicans acted as a severe check on the Dems normal socialistic tendencies. It remains to be seen if there are enough cojones on the right side of the aisle to prevent some of the more dangerous boondoggles coming our way.
Speaking of Her Filthyness, I hope she becomes SecState. And then I hope Uhbama fires her within a year.
IBD discusses Newt's congress The very prospect of Hillary care changed our Health Care System forever, and for the worse. Much of it is implemented, and by a Republican congress too.
Isn't it also possible that Bush and Friends engineered the meltdown to put some brakes on the Socialism they could see coming? Just saying....
I (have) can show you the money line supporting my hypothesis..
Two thoughts:
Part of the Clinton boom was based on cooked books at WorldCom, Enron and Frannie and Freddie. These scams got away with it under Clinton and finally were blamed on Bush because they were uncovered on his watch.
One of our biggest creditors is China. It's our own fault but we gave them the power to stun over economy anytime they want by messing with the cash spigot. Did they do it in an election year to influence the outcome? We know that they funneled bundles of illegal cash into the Clintons and Gore.
Y'all have made potent points, but there's two big ole gorillas in that living room that got ignored.
In 1996, there was a little item called the internet that EXPLODED, bringing a tech boom with it that made California's (and with it the USA's) economy catch fire.
As that bubble was about to burst, a little event known as Y2K forced EVERY DAM company in the USA to buy new computer equipment and software. That prolonged the silliness, pumping more billions of cash into the furnace.
That bubble burst in an ugly way in 2000, and Pres Bush inherited a recession.
I don't blame Clinton for the recession, but I dam sure don't give him credit for the economic explosion that happened despite his tax increases.
Reagan's cold war victory gave us the "peace dividend".
With the clear thinkers here who can remember the bits of the facts and bring them together, we're developing a pretty clear picture of the historical record.