GOP's escalating political game plan: Blame Bill Clinton WASHINGTON -- Blame everything on Bill Clinton. That's the long pass Republicans are throwing as the clock ticks toward the midterm congressional elections influenced by the sagging economy and corporate accounting scandals. "There's no question our economy has been challenged by a recession that was beginning when we took office," President Bush told his Texas economic forum earlier this month. He repeated the message as he took to the road to campaign for Republicans. The recession rhetoric headlines the White House's new public relations offensive on the economy. Many Republicans on November...