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Originally Posted by Vinatieri for Prez
Two things: One is while Clinton spent he also did it when he could. You can't criticize the guy for spending in times of a surplus. Thus, although he spent, he did not run up deficits (I call that fiscal conservatism). Plus, you can't give the guy no credit for the economic times and pass it off as fluke. Did he have some luck -- for sure. But if the country's economic stability and growth has NOTHING to do with the President, then whey do we talk about it at election time?
Second, my point is more the fact that Bush has erased what was a big advantage for the Republicans at election time -- pointing to the Democrats as fiscally irresponsible and big spenders.
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We talk about it because the president is a figurehead and represents our hopes and our disapointments. The country's financial stability and growth has little to do with the President. It has more to do with the Federal Reserve's management of the money supply than anything else as long as tax rates remain within a certain parameter. But that's boring stuff, people want someone to praise or blame.