Originally Posted by Derek Hines
Hey Samuel... hmm makes me wonder

Interesting points no doubt, but it brings something to mind... didn't we have a "surplus" starting into Clinton's second term? Seems we had all this extra money just lying around? Or was this another evidence of mr Clinton's malfeasance? I vote for the latter smile
Derek


Derek the debt was as big as ever. It was the "deficit" they were talking about. All that means is the the rate a which we were accumulating debt was slowed to zero. That was quite an accomplishment but it wasn't Clinton's achievement. Clinton was president during a Republican controlled congress. It was probably Newt Gingrich you can thank for the drop in the deficit. Clinton likes to take credit for it. Here is what you need to know about Clinton. On the day he was sworn in as president, he signed an executive order that no one from the Bush senior administration could be a lobbyist for 3 years. On the day that he left office he signed an executive order revoking his first order opening the way for virtually every one who worked directly for him to become a lobbyist. Of the 400 who worked for him, half (200) became lobbyist. Clinton is revolting! Politics is revolting and I am amazed this government works at all.