William Jefferson Clinton
Born: August 19, 1945
Term in Office: 1993-2001
Didn't want to do notes on this guy. That's why it's taken me so long (over four months) after the Hoover post to tackle the job. On the one hand, I feel that Clinton was a well-meaning, intelligent dude. On the other hand, I get a reading of a smarmy, slick used car salesman (and I don't want to give used car salespeople a bum rap here... most are good folks) who feels he can get away with anything. Maybe I can blame right-wing media for planting such feelings in my head.
There was something that changed in the Democratic Party with this guy's administration, kind of like something changed in the Republican Party with Trump's tenure. And neither change was good for either party. In the case of the Democrats, an air of superior elitism took hold, and it put them out of touch with the common, working person, I feel. Sort of an attitude that says, "We're better educated and more intelligent than you. We know what is best for you and the country. So just shut up, and let us handle everything."
And I think Hilary embodies that felt-attitude even more than Bill. Trump has taken advantage of that superior elitist reading that people get from some Democrats, and he has run with it, not that he has anything in common with the average Joe or Joanne. Trump has never changed a tire or shopped for groceries.
Anyway, enough of that rambling... What happened in Clinton's time? Well, there was that "I have never had sex with that woman" escapade. So there's the horny, womanizing thing. And the subsequent impeachment thing (second president to go through that). But there are other things as well:
He appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court.
He enjoyed a period of great economic expansion, due largely to the Internet Boom.
Tried, but failed, to get a healthcare plan for the country adopted.
Signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, which had much more support with Republicans than with Democrats.
And played a mean saxophone, among other things.
Peace to all, and keep your libido under control.
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