The Parallel Universe of Clinton and Obama

Those who ignore history and bound to get in the same old messes.

In 1993, many of the citizens who voted for Obama last year were probably still in grade school. They can be forgiven for not remembering the early years '93-‘94 of the Clinton administration. Their parents, however, have either lapsed memories or are simply simple-minded.

The man who loathed the military immediately cut the defense budget and laid the background for future attacks on the U.S. and its interests. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed. Clinton treated it as a criminal act rather than a national security threat. Sending a message to terrorists that the U.S. was a paper tiger.

Bill Clinton campaigned on cutting taxes for the middle class and raising them only on the upper class. The campaign succeeded in promoting class envy but as soon as Clinton became president he broke that promise weeks after taking office. Clinton also had a stimulus package of $60 billion that turned out to be mostly pork for socialist programs.

Remember the defunct $64 million inner-city midnight basketball?

Clinton's early missteps in governing the country cost the Democrats the control of Congress in 1994 and for the first time in 40 years, the Republicans became the majority party in both houses of the legislature. Thanks to the mainstream media, the electorate continues to credit the Clinton administration for the economic recovery for which the GOP Contract with America was largely responsible.

If the GOP saves the economy again, it should expect the same ingratitude...

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