And some of us think Clinton was the worse of the two evils.
But not the worst he COULD have been. If he'd actually been an effective and competent leader with modern left-leaning principles instead of the
self-serving egotist that he was, things could have been much worse. As it was, the Republican House and Senate mitigated the worst of his and his wife's
excesses and made the Clinton administration into pretty much a do-nothing place-holder. (I do think the Whitewater special investigations went too far though.
Same with the Monica Lewinsky thing. There were much more important things they could have and should have been focusing on (Chinese campaign money-laundering
and the sale of high tech to the Chinese government of missile tech for one) rather than getting caught up in a sex scandal.)
I'll give him a pass on the whole "should've nabbed Osama Bin Laden in Sudan" thing though, because that's a mistake that looms large
mainly through 20/20 hindsight.
Incidentally, the whole thing with Clinton being reined in by the Republican Congress? That will work just fine in reverse if McCain gets elected. Seeing as
the Democrats will probably maintain control of the House and Senate. I LIKE having the executive and legislative wings of our government controlled by
opposing parties. The more they infight, the fewer freedoms get curtailed over time. We have a saying here in Texas - "No man's life, liberty, or
property is safe while the legislature is in session." And, cynic that I am, I agree with that sentiment. Congressional deadlock is a GOOD thing. It
keeps congress critters busy and out of our hair more.
But not the worst he COULD have been. If he'd actually been an effective and competent leader with modern left-leaning principles instead of the
self-serving egotist that he was, things could have been much worse. As it was, the Republican House and Senate mitigated the worst of his and his wife's
excesses and made the Clinton administration into pretty much a do-nothing place-holder. (I do think the Whitewater special investigations went too far though.
Same with the Monica Lewinsky thing. There were much more important things they could have and should have been focusing on (Chinese campaign money-laundering
and the sale of high tech to the Chinese government of missile tech for one) rather than getting caught up in a sex scandal.)
I'll give him a pass on the whole "should've nabbed Osama Bin Laden in Sudan" thing though, because that's a mistake that looms large
mainly through 20/20 hindsight.
Incidentally, the whole thing with Clinton being reined in by the Republican Congress? That will work just fine in reverse if McCain gets elected. Seeing as
the Democrats will probably maintain control of the House and Senate. I LIKE having the executive and legislative wings of our government controlled by
opposing parties. The more they infight, the fewer freedoms get curtailed over time. We have a saying here in Texas - "No man's life, liberty, or
property is safe while the legislature is in session." And, cynic that I am, I agree with that sentiment. Congressional deadlock is a GOOD thing. It
keeps congress critters busy and out of our hair more.