Bill Clinton

[Donerail]

I do not have a high opinion of anyone who bombs foreign countries to distract from his personal failings.

But good economic policies.

[k-onmmunist]

I do not have a high opinion of anyone who bombs foreign countries to distract from his personal failings.

But good economic policies.

the death of innocent serbs and iraqis + probably a good number of people in africa due to him bombing a pharmaceutical factory is more important in determining if someone is an ff or hp than "good economic policy" (i.e. corporatism and trashing the welfare state).

if there were any justice, he'd be in the docks at the hague along with blair, bush, obama, cameron etc.

[Donerail]

I do not have a high opinion of anyone who bombs foreign countries to distract from his personal failings.

But good economic policies.

the death of innocent serbs and iraqis + probably a good number of people in africa due to him bombing a pharmaceutical factory is more important in determining if someone is an ff or hp than "good economic policy" (i.e. corporatism and trashing the welfare state).

Did I ever say it wasn't?

[k-onmmunist]

I do not have a high opinion of anyone who bombs foreign countries to distract from his personal failings.

But good economic policies.

the death of innocent serbs and iraqis + probably a good number of people in africa due to him bombing a pharmaceutical factory is more important in determining if someone is an ff or hp than "good economic policy" (i.e. corporatism and trashing the welfare state).

Did I ever say it wasn't?

mussolini had good economic policies.

but anyway, if you're a libertarian, why would you like clinton's economic policies? nafta is the epitome of corporatism masquerading as liberalization and free trade.

[Donerail]

I do not have a high opinion of anyone who bombs foreign countries to distract from his personal failings.

But good economic policies.

the death of innocent serbs and iraqis + probably a good number of people in africa due to him bombing a pharmaceutical factory is more important in determining if someone is an ff or hp than "good economic policy" (i.e. corporatism and trashing the welfare state).

Did I ever say it wasn't?

mussolini had good economic policies.

but anyway, if you're a libertarian, why would you like clinton's economic policies? nafta is the epitome of corporatism masquerading as liberalization and free trade.

And I never said Mussolini was a FF.

As for liking them: federal spending fell, taxes were cut in '97, we had a surplus, inflation went down, and unemployment dropped.

[k-onmmunist]

I do not have a high opinion of anyone who bombs foreign countries to distract from his personal failings.

But good economic policies.

the death of innocent serbs and iraqis + probably a good number of people in africa due to him bombing a pharmaceutical factory is more important in determining if someone is an ff or hp than "good economic policy" (i.e. corporatism and trashing the welfare state).

Did I ever say it wasn't?

mussolini had good economic policies.

but anyway, if you're a libertarian, why would you like clinton's economic policies? nafta is the epitome of corporatism masquerading as liberalization and free trade.

And I never said Mussolini was a FF.

As for liking them: federal spending fell, taxes were cut in '97, we had a surplus, inflation went down, and unemployment dropped.

i know, i know, i was just using the example of someone despicable who had good economic policies.

clinton did create a surplus, sure. the problem is, he also created a lot of the instabilities that led to the eventual economic meltdown in 2007/8 such as dropping glass-steagall and failing to regulate derivatives. i don't know to what extent you'd be in favour of regulation, as a libertarian, but the derivatives market is a good example of why it's needed.

[Comrade Funk]

Overrated, but he was the ultimate president for the 90s.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Clinton was a pretty average president.  Most of his "accomplishments" were the result of either his compromises with Republicans in Congress (the surplus, the strong economy, etc.) or the fall of the Soviet Union, which had occurred before he was elected.

[Blackacre]

He's pretty awesome.