From: William Clark on 11 Aug 2010 19:49 In article <2136368492303258134.769901nospam-nomail.com(a)news.suddenlink.net>, Moderate <nospam(a)nomail.com> wrote: > William Clark <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote: > > In article <i3ud1o$la$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, > > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote: > > > >> "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message > >> news:2010081023240999746-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > >>> > >>> Actually, you're wrong. This is one more place where the left and > > > > right > >>> differs. While the right likes to "stand by their man" even when > > > > he's > >>> demonstrably behaving like an idiot, the left will not hesitate to > > > > call > >>> out their leaders when their leaders fail to do what we elected them > > > > to > >>> do. > >> > >> So sayeth the Bill Clinton apologists. > > > > Er, I think Clinton was elected to make life better by creating a > > strong > > economy for Americans to enjoy. That he palpably did, so he justified > > the support and there is nothing to apologize for. The fact that your > > boy pissed it all away within eight years still sticks in your craw. > > > > The Lewinski nonsense was just the GoP hypocrites (yes, that's you > > Mssrs. Gingrich, Burton, etc.) trying to bring him down by whatever > > means they could. > > Thanks for perfectly making my point. I knew you would not disappoint > :-) We aim to please. Too bad you didn't actually have a point - at least, not one supported by any cogent facts.
From: William Clark on 11 Aug 2010 19:50 In article <4c631edb$0$4846$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:44:16 -0500, bknight wrote: > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:46:47 -0700 (PDT), dsc-ky > > <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: > >> On Aug 11, 3:18 pm, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote: > >>> "R&B" <none_of_your_busin...(a)all.com> wrote in message > >>> > >>>> You want an apology for eight years of prosperity? > >>> > >>> Eight years of prosperity? I guess you forgot about Clinton's > >>> recession in 2000. > >> > >> Times were pretty good in the Clinton years (for whatever reason - > >> just pure luck most likely). > > > > The "recession" (commonly thought of as a non- recession because it > > was hardly noticed) was actually in 2001. > > > > http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_08/b3871044.htm > > Clinton was hardly perfect but he was a good President, especially > compared to what came before and after. I don't care that he screwed his > interns. I do care that, unlike either Bush, he actually managed to > balance the budget. Or that he actually knew what a budget was.
From: bknight on 11 Aug 2010 20:11 On 11 Aug 2010 22:25:49 GMT, Moderate <nospam(a)nomail.com> wrote: >William Clark <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote: >> In article <i3ud1o$la$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, >> "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote: >> >>> "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message >>> news:2010081023240999746-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... >>>> >>>> Actually, you're wrong. This is one more place where the left and >> > > right >>>> differs. While the right likes to "stand by their man" even when >> > > he's >>>> demonstrably behaving like an idiot, the left will not hesitate to >> > > call >>>> out their leaders when their leaders fail to do what we elected them >> > > to >>>> do. >>> >>> So sayeth the Bill Clinton apologists. >> >> Er, I think Clinton was elected to make life better by creating a >> strong >> economy for Americans to enjoy. That he palpably did, so he justified >> the support and there is nothing to apologize for. The fact that your >> boy pissed it all away within eight years still sticks in your craw. >> >> The Lewinski nonsense was just the GoP hypocrites (yes, that's you >> Mssrs. Gingrich, Burton, etc.) trying to bring him down by whatever >> means they could. > >Thanks for perfectly making my point. I knew you would not disappoint >:-) Which point? The stupidity of saying that the recession, as small as it was, happened during the Clinton years? I posted this link once, now try reading it..... it'll make you feel as dumb as you really are. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_08/b3871044.htm Yes, he had an unfortunate liaison with a young girl, but at least it was a female, and not in a men's room, patting a guy's foot. The GOP was really all over that weren't they? BK
From: Howard Brazee on 11 Aug 2010 20:52 On 11 Aug 2010 22:06:19 GMT, Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: >Clinton was hardly perfect but he was a good President, especially >compared to what came before and after. I don't care that he screwed his >interns. I do care that, unlike either Bush, he actually managed to >balance the budget. Even if he had to do an accounting trick to do so. That accounting trick is still in effect (counting social security differently than previous administrations), and we are back to deficits as normal. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: BAR on 11 Aug 2010 20:56
In article <wclark2-D02BAB.19501711082010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- state.edu>, wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says... > > In article <4c631edb$0$4846$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, > Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:44:16 -0500, bknight wrote: > > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:46:47 -0700 (PDT), dsc-ky > > > <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: > > >> On Aug 11, 3:18 pm, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote: > > >>> "R&B" <none_of_your_busin...(a)all.com> wrote in message > > >>> > > >>>> You want an apology for eight years of prosperity? > > >>> > > >>> Eight years of prosperity? I guess you forgot about Clinton's > > >>> recession in 2000. > > >> > > >> Times were pretty good in the Clinton years (for whatever reason - > > >> just pure luck most likely). > > > > > > The "recession" (commonly thought of as a non- recession because it > > > was hardly noticed) was actually in 2001. > > > > > > http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_08/b3871044.htm > > > > Clinton was hardly perfect but he was a good President, especially > > compared to what came before and after. I don't care that he screwed his > > interns. I do care that, unlike either Bush, he actually managed to > > balance the budget. > > Or that he actually knew what a budget was. Balancing the budget is just a matter of accounting. Any competent accountant can "balance" a budget. |