[Austin Willard Wright]

No, I would not argue that Clinton was a better president. The worst features of Clinton's statist agenda was blocked by the GOP Congress although this "blocking" became ever weaker after the government shut-down. If we judge by results, however, Dubya has already done more damage in the welfare/regulatory area.

Since Dubya has the power to veto (the ultimate trump of an advocate of smaller government), he does not have the same excuse for the big government trend of his administration.

Another comparision is quite revealing: Clinton may have been hampered by Congress but he never proposed programs to reduce the size of government. Dubya, by contrast, has proposed many programs to increase the size of big government.

[rdb3]

Dubya, by contrast, has proposed many programs to increase the size of big government.

Those tall shiny buildings that were in Manhattan, did their destruction have anything to do with this? Are we at war now?

Are you upset at Jim Jeffords? Why, or why not?