Clinton Took Very Tough Decisions On The

But Presidents Matter. That's One Of The Biggest Lessons I Learned Being In The White House.

The Bush Administration, And Particularly Bush's Chief Political Strategist And Deputy Chief Of Staff, Karl Rove, Have Been Expert In Both Galvanizing And Mobilizing The Fears And Resentments Of People. A Good Part Of Their Politics Consists Of Being Against Others Who Are Defined In Stereotypical Terms. These Others Don't, In Actual Reality, Exist. The So-called Democratic Elitists, For Example, Are A Stereotype Who They Can Hate. Anyone Who Watches Fox News Or Listens To Rush Limbaugh Knows That This Hatred Of The Other Is At The Core Of Their Politics.

22 Million New Jobs Under President Clinton. 3 Million Lost Under Bush.

Even On Education, His One Accomplishment, The Leave No Child Behind Act, And He Has Left It Unfunded.

It Was An Absurd Theory That By Cutting Taxes You Would Increase Government Revenues, Because The Growth Of The Economy Would Create An Overflow Of Taxes That Would Fall Into The Government Coffers.