And someone reminded us yesterday that during that time period the Bush administration also had to deal with our plane down in China. That has not been mentioned at all.
Has there ever been an administration that has had to deal with so many real crises yet had so much resistance from the other party? Never.
When was the last time we had a dem in office for 8 years?
How I long for the old days when politics stopped at the borders. Where would we be today if the govt had to face this during WWII?
Well, let's see:
Recession started in March 2001 (or Nov. 2000)
Stock market meltdown in full swoon from March 2000 on
Slow-roll on transition thanks to recalcitrant Senate
Jim Jeffords defection in May 2001 gives Senate control back to Dems
Yes: Red China takes our recon-jet hostage
Various land-mine issues like "arsenic in water" standards via last minute Executive Orders
Media questions regarding last minute Clinton pardons
Corporate governance issues begin rearing in summer 2001 starting even more rapid market collapse
Let's not even mention Social Security and Medicare bankruptcy issues that were never addressed during Clinton's 2 terms in office
September 11, 2001
I'm sure this list is only the tip of the iceberg. Just a few cans kicked down the road, right?