[bjs1779]

Good post Walt. I disagree with some of your conclusions on certian matters, but overall, I found that you were thinking. Don't overlook the Clinton pardons or his lies, which makes Bush look like as pure as wind driven snow. That is my proplem with your side.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Good post Walt. I disagree with some of your conclusions on certian matters, but overall, I found that you were thinking.

Thanks. 1992 was -not- a good year for the voters. It seems to me though, that whatever else you say about Clinton, he was shot full of luck. Neither Bush can say that. The economy expanded almost the whole time Clinton was in office. He dodged any major military efforts, and -- he got to face weak Republican candidates. Reagan was simialry shot full of luck. Just as -he- came into office, the Iranians (who could have been a worse irritant than they were) were attacked by Iraq (actually in September, 1980) and their revolutionary fervor dissipated in a World War One style bloodbath. Oddly, that war lasted almost the entire time of Reagan's presidency.

Both the Bushes are decidedly unlucky. We'll see how the upcoming war goes with Iraq, but if a strong Democratic candidate can be found (a big if) then Bush II will be back in Texas as a one term president also.

Walt