DD> DD>Don't see why not. You (and they) seem to have done a fine job
DD> DD>forgetting the eight years previous to the short term to which
DD> DD>you refer. Or is it just that you lot hold grudges for a
DD> DD>loooooooooong time?

DD> JB> The prior 8 years were fine except for some excessive government
DD> JB> spending (which skyrocketed under the current administration)
DD> JB> and excessive congressional pressure for banks to make bad loans
DD> JB> to people who were unable to repay the loans.  Remove those two
DD> JB> items and those 8 years were pretty spectacular.

DD>That's akin to saying "Other than that how did you enjoy the play,
DD>Mrs. Lincoln?"

DD>What of the obscene and totally unnecessary adventure in Iraq? What
DD>of the policies that led the economy into the mess that it is still
DD>digging out of - without, I might add, any help and much obstruction
DD>from the politicians which got us into the mess.

DD>Who was the last president to balance the budget? Wasn't a member of
DD>the elephant party.

DD>ENJOY!!!

If you are referring to The Clinton, it was Congress, led by John 
Kasich, who drove down spending.  However, even though the budget was 
balanced, the debt went up.  So while we may call that an improvement, 
over the long run it is a accounting gimmic.


Jeff

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