>I don't think you can blame Clinton for Reagan and Bush 41's debt! Well, I know some Republicans will :-).
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>I give Clinton and Robert Rubin a lot of credit for their efforts and successes in balancing the budget. I think there are a number of economists who recognize that Clinton made some tough choice in presenting his budget plans to Congress, and a think a number of those economists attribute that fiscal discipline to the boom we had in the 90s. Ah, the good ole days.

How can you say he balanced the budget when the OMB numbers show the debt has grown EVERY year including the 8 under Clinton. The boom of the 90s actually started right before Clinton took office and went bust right about a year before he left. The first Republican Congress in 40 years took over in 1992 which saved Bill from his wife taking over a huge chunk of our economy with their socialized medicine plan.