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Was Bill Clinton a good president?
Was Bill Clinton a good president?
What do you mean by "good"? I disagreed with many of his policies. Especially NAFTA and the embargo/bombing of Iraq.
I disagreed with many things he did, and any one who does not disagree with every president on a fair number of things is a blind ideologue. However, I think he did a very good job of gettting most legislation right, he worked well with the other party, he was reportedly good at listening to other viewpoints and learning from them. Overall, a pretty good package.
any one who does not disagree with every president on a fair number of things is a blind ideologue.
I think so, I would put him up there with Eisenhower, JFK and Reagan, that I have experienced in my life time as above average. Although he would rank below IKE and JFK, someday's I would have him third and someday's fourth. But above average compared to the others.
Was Bill Clinton a good president?
I agree he was above average but i believe Eisenhower towers above the rest. It seems when republicans talk about great republican presidents they immediately bring up Reagan. But I do not believe Reagan is anywhere near the stature of Eisenhower. Coming out of WWII Ike was a beloved American hero and had one advantage that subsequent presidents did not in having an united country. I doubt we will ever in our lifetime see another president Ike.
Was Bill Clinton a good president?
One thing he was for sure, was a very good and skillful politician.
His ability to work across party lines is a big plus. He wasn't perfect; but I'd take him over Bush or Obama.
He is definitely smarter than either of those two but less intellectually honest than W. He was more of a pragmatist than an ideologue and admitted he did some stupid things like his gun laws and tax hikes.
I disagreed with many things he did, and any one who does not disagree with every president on a fair number of things is a blind ideologue. However, I think he did a very good job of gettting most legislation right, he worked well with the other party, he was reportedly good at listening to other viewpoints and learning from them. Overall, a pretty good package.
Was Bill Clinton a good president?
I believe he was a better husband than he was president...
Was Bill Clinton a good president?
Sure he was bipartisan. But the whole Welfare for work, NAFTA (leading to off shoring of jobs, really kinda biting us in the ass), bombing of Sudan, whole Kosovo bombing of civilians, the Iraqi blockade which left millions of Iraqi citizens dead/dying. Sure he was bipartisan and all, but in the long run I wouldnt put him up there as a "good president".