Comparing Clinton

[Palefire]

The US had a fairly good run under Clinton, better than most. But I credit that largely to the split in government between the Dems and the Reps. Because of the split neither side was able to do very much that could be called "stupid". As such, they spent more time beating on each other and less time beating on we the people. Plus, both sides were scared of getting caught slipping up - a state that all politician should be placed in at all times.

[Palefire]

He's right about that. The economy was turning down at the end of the Clinton run. I don't now why Democrats even try to argue that point. The NASDAQ dropped from over 4000 in the middle of the year 2000 down to around 2500 by the end of the year. A pretty clear sign the economy was going to have some problems. If Democrats want to fight on this issue, maybe pretending it didn't happen isn't the best plan. Noting that the NASDAQ is still lower today (so is the DOW & the S&P 500) than when Clinton handed it off to Bush might be a better way.