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Dazey
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« on: May 25, 2015, 04:06:04 PM »

Would you say Clinton was the best President since Eisenhower?

JFK was killed before he could accomplish anything of note.
LBJ was great on domestic policy, but his domestic work is overshadowed by Vietnam
Nixon has a very muddled record, all of it is overshadowed by Watergate
Ford never truly had his own Presidency.
Carter was a miserable failure
Reagan was a 'success' but accomplished little of note in terms of policies.
GHW Bush was mediocre
GW Bush was a horrible President
Obama has been the most controversial President since Nixon and while he got Obamacare passed, he's done little of note otherwise.

While I'm not the biggest fan of the Third Way style of politics I'd have to say that Clinton was probably the best President since Eisenhower overall.
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Dazey
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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 05:26:52 AM »

I honestly don't give a damn if Serbs died. America comes first to me. That said, this is Clinton's record:

Average economic growth of 4.0% per year, compared to average growth of 2.8% during the previous years. The economy grew for 116 consecutive months, the most in history.

Creation of more than 22.5 million jobs—the most jobs ever created under a single administration, and more than were created in the previous 12 years. Of the total new jobs, 20.7 million, or 92%, were in the private sector.

Economic gains spurred an increase in family incomes for all Americans. Since 1993, real median family income increased by $6,338, from $42,612 in 1993 to $48,950 in 1999 (in 1999 dollars).

Overall unemployment dropped to the lowest level in more than 30 years, down from 6.9% in 1993 to just 4.0% in January 2001. The unemployment rate was below 5% for 40 consecutive months.

Unemployment for African Americans fell from 14.2% in 1992 to 7.3% in 2000, the lowest rate on record. Unemployment for Hispanics fell from 11.8% in October 1992 to 5.0% in 2000, also the lowest rate on record.

Inflation dropped to its lowest rate since the Kennedy Administration, averaging 2.5%, and fell from 4.7% during the previous administration.

The homeownership rate reached 67.7% near the end of the Clinton administration, the highest rate on record. In contrast, the homeownership rate fell from 65.6% in the first quarter of 1981 to 63.7% in the first quarter of 1993.

The poverty rate also declined from 15.1% in 1993 to 11.8% in 1999, the largest six-year drop in poverty in nearly 30 years. This left 7 million fewer people in poverty than there were in 1993.[88]
The surplus in fiscal year 2000 was $237 billion—the third consecutive surplus and the largest surplus ever.

Clinton worked with the Republican-led Congress to enact welfare reform. As a result, welfare rolls dropped dramatically and were the lowest since 1969. Between January 1993 and September 1999, the number of welfare recipients dropped by 7.5 million (a 53% decline) to 6.6 million. In comparison, between 1981–1992, the number of welfare recipients increased by 2.5 million (a 22% increase) to 13.6 million people.
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Dazey
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 11:33:20 AM »

I honestly don't give a damn if Serbs died. America comes first to me.

MUH ARBITRARY LINES ON A MAP

Commie, there are things such as cultures, etc. Not just lines on a map. I care about my country - not someone else's. I know you as a Commie, you want to pretend countries, cultures, languages don't exist - you and your little Frankfurt School, America hating views - but no one will ever, ever accept Communism in this country.
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