[Greg F]

Only reason Clinton succeeded was the Republican congress stopped the excess. No Democrat has succeeded economically in modern times, with the arguable exception of Kennedy, who cut taxes and Clinton with the Republican Congress. It’s like the old Soviet Union. Eventually their own system destroys itself.

[ejonesie22]

The reason Clinton "succeeded" (I thought we were talking about Carter) is because he did not do or was not allowed to do anything and the strength of what Reagan did for the economy, plus the emergence of the tech sector basically allowed the economy to glide right through his 8 years basically unharmed.

The momentum is dangerously low now. We have been burning fumes for some time, and none of the current crop inspire fiscal Conservatives save maybe Romney, and that is a stretch.