Air your beefs about Bill Clinton

Poofler · #1 02-08-2007, 07:55 PM

I thought I'd start a thread for people to say what sucked about Clinton's presidency. Generally I just see "he sucks" or "he lied" posts. I'm not talking about merely being a Democrat, or cigars and stained-dressed. The actual policy part.

pvn · #2 02-08-2007, 08:06 PM

Poofler · #3 02-08-2007, 08:07 PM

Lol, I searched the first 200 posts a year back with "Clinton" in the subject, and didn't see anything specific about this. Just the same old one-liners. Eh, nix if you want Iron. Terrific graphic, though.

iron81 · #4 02-08-2007, 10:05 PM

I like the question. I'll start it off. Here are some Clinton policies I didn't like:

1. Welfare reform
2. Not very strong on the environment
3. Failure to pass health care reform
4. Looking for the low hanging political fruit instead of tackling tough issues

Mickey Brausch · #5 02-09-2007, 03:48 AM

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1. Welfare reform
2. Not very strong on the environment
3. Failure to pass health care reform
4. Looking for the low hanging political fruit instead of tackling tough issues.

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Agree and add, like you, not in order of importance:

5. Failure to push through a lasting and fair resolution to the Middle East conflict

6. Nothing on electoral reform.

The latter would have been his lasting legacy, even if he'd have tackled only that.

mosdef · #6 02-09-2007, 09:38 AM

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5. Failure to push through a lasting and fair resolution to the Middle East conflict

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Me too. I mean, he also failed to eliminate world hunger, eliminate war, and create a sustainable global utopia. What a terrible president!

adios · #7 02-09-2007, 03:32 PM

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5. Failure to push through a lasting and fair resolution to the Middle East conflict

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What should he have done that he didn't do?

Poofler · #8 02-09-2007, 04:03 PM

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6. Nothing on electoral reform.[/b]

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adios · #9 02-09-2007, 03:30 PM

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3. Failure to pass health care reform

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Clinton couldn't pass anything, do you see why? He didn't rule by fiat.

AJW · #10 02-10-2007, 11:47 AM

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3. Failure to pass health care reform

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Clinton made some mistakes, bringing his own people in from out side to formulate policy alienated some democrats.
Trying to form a broad consensus when it was clear elements of his own party would not compromise.
Taking too long to bring a bill before congress allowing his opponents to mount a media campaign and influence public opinion.
Trying to build a coalition with the Republics when Newt Gingrich was threatening people’s careers within the Republican Party if they compromised.
but overall given the hostility from the medical industry and the neo conservatives who where coming to power within the Republican party I don’t think any kind of meaning full reform could have been passed by anyone.