I still don't understand why Republicans hate him. Consider his accomplishments:
* Passed NAFTA, a trade agreement supported by the GOP
* Led the attack on the remnants of the social safety net, signing Republican-written welfare "reform" (and smirking that "the era of Big Government is over")
* Signed the Defense of Marriage Act banning same-sex marriage in an appeal to religious conservatives... and a vicious little jab at the gay activists who had supported him
* Fought for the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, expanding the federal death penalty and limiting prisoners' rights
* Favored wide use of American power abroad, with "interventions" in the Balkans; also laid the groundwork for the current debacle by calling for regime change in Iraq
* Made "balancing the budget" his top concern at the expense of social spending, following the counsel of conservative Wall Street advisors
And on, and on. Seriously, why do conservatives hate him? Were his wars not disastrous enough to gain their approval, or what? He would have been considered too far to the right to lead the Democratic ticket in earlier years. Actually, on balance he was a pretty dreadful President.
