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"...proposing a budget larger than anything Clinton ever dreamed up and expanding the size and scope of the federal government is not the direction I want to see the country led."

You DO realize that Clinton reduced the budget, and the number of "federal employees", by underfunding the armed forces right?

Did not replace a single piece of ordnance, no pay raises for the troops (many articles about our armed forces needing welfare to support theor families), and no repair/replacement of equipment?

Since I spent Clinton's entire 8 years in office on active duty, I am well aware of his doings in that area.

I also know that he snowballed the drawdown begun by Bush41. That's a fact conveniently overlooked by many folks in the GOP. For instance, are you aware of the fact (do the homework yourself, the info is out there) that Bush41 deactivated more ships in our Navy during his four years in office than Clinton did during his eight?

The big problem with Clinton's handling of the military was taking the reduced forces available and acting like he still had the Desert Storm level at his disposal. Thus far, Dubya hasn't reined in the myriad of peace-keeping missions that expose us to potential problems at home.