>>A little under a decade ago:
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>>1) Consumer confidence: Record High 1/16/00
>>2) Gasoline prices in the United States reached an all-time inflation-adjusted
>>low in February (1999), dropping to less than $1 per gallon nationwide.
>>3) Unemployment Falls to 4.1%, Best in 30 Years
>>4) Median home price $160,000, primary use to live in, not an investment vehicle.
>>5) Tax rate for middle class 28%
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>>Since voting in a Republican President in 2000 we have seen:
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>>1) Consumer confidence plummet;
>>2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
>>3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
>>4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
>>5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
>>6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
>>7) Tax rate for middle class 25%
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>>The conclusion is clear, lower taxes are bad for the economy. :)
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>>Now why would anyone be surprised that people are more fond of the clinton years that the Bush years?
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>I liked those years. It was something new everyday. Travelgate, Monicagate, Bosniagate, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.

The only resemblance of those "scandals" to Watergate is the names. (And what was Bosniagate supposed to be, anyway?) Bill Clinton's presidency was not exactly a long list of accomplishments but it was not as scandal-filled as his resolute enemies like to claim, either. The only thing I think was out of bounds was the pardon of Marc Rich.