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SickOfTheOnePct

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22. Of course not

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 09:44 PM

Dec 2015

I'm not criticizing Clinton for not eliminating the debt, just pointing out that saying we had no national debt when he left office is completely untrue.

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who in the hell is Ruth Marcus from the Washington Post who thinks she can judge [View all] onecent Dec 2015 OP

Ruth Marcus CAN be very good on many topics MBS Dec 2015 #1

The damage Bill Clinton did to this country is only now becoming apparent tularetom Dec 2015 #2

Dont tell them that Truprogressive85 Dec 2015 #3

Thank you .... he is DEFINITELY THAT. People can say all they want onecent Dec 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Amimnoch Dec 2015 #6

Clinton appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. Demit Dec 2015 #7

Yep. Damn near broke my mother's heart when I had to explain all the damage that man did. ladyVet Dec 2015 #40

And although most people are not saying it that is why those jwirr Dec 2015 #41

clinton had a couple of years where the budget was balanced but questionseverything Dec 2015 #4

It wasn't "Balanced" it was "Surplus". Amimnoch Dec 2015 #5

yes there was a small surplus questionseverything Dec 2015 #9

That debt didn't come from the Clinton era. It was from the profligate Rethugs before him. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #19

Yes, most was from the Republicans SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2015 #21

"Babe Ruth was the greatest ever" Yupster Dec 2015 #37

Loving the hypocracy. Amimnoch Dec 2015 #23

actually clinton didnt get the budget balanced (to get a small surplus) questionseverything Dec 2015 #39

And we were actually paying down the debt a bit TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #10

well, speaking of facts hfojvt Dec 2015 #18

Just a quick fact SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2015 #8

We weren't spending more than was coming in. TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #11

True SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2015 #13

That's because Reagan, in his terms alone, more than doubled the combined pnwmom Dec 2015 #20

Of course not SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2015 #22

My impression ... earthside Dec 2015 #12

Agree n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2015 #14

That is not what she said, and Bill is not going to be a "surrogate." Many spouses.... Hekate Dec 2015 #28

This is not 'usual'. earthside Dec 2015 #31

Agree. 840high Dec 2015 #45

Supluses versus outstanding debt 1939 Dec 2015 #15

I also tend to judge liars and cheaters hfojvt Dec 2015 #16

As rants go, that one wasn't too bad. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #24

Whut? You mean lying to the RIGHT people would be OK? HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #25

Bingo. cali Dec 2015 #36

...^ that 840high Dec 2015 #44

It wasn't his personal life though madville Dec 2015 #26

Those are the rules known by we common people with common jobs HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #27

He paid 850,000 to Paula Jones to settle her lawsuit against him cali Dec 2015 #29

link? I remember she got a facelift paid for by her team of lawyers and enablers... Hekate Dec 2015 #32

Sure. Clinton Settles Paula Jones Lawsuit for $850,000 cali Dec 2015 #34

Well there ya go. No wonder they were flat broke when they left D.C. Hekate Dec 2015 #35

It might be time to install a breathalyzer on your laptop. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #30

Didnt give a shit about it then Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #33

Clinton was incredibly lucky. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2015 #38

THIS is a very good point. My daughter keeps saying "But jwirr Dec 2015 #43

compared to the bu$h before and the bu$h after, he's a fucking genius. spanone Dec 2015 #42