Difference between revisions of "Bill Clinton vs. George W. Bush"

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* See the {{talkpage}} for substantial discussion on this topic.
 
* See the {{talkpage}} for substantial discussion on this topic.
 
* [[Balkans vs. Iraq]]: A comparison between one campaign under Clinton and one under Bush
 
* [[Balkans vs. Iraq]]: A comparison between one campaign under Clinton and one under Bush
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| doubled the [[wikipedia:United States Border Patrol|Border Patrol]] early in his first term || "savagely cut funds ''[to the Border Patrol, and continued]'' cutting till the border tsunami began bothering even his most loyal redstate supporters"[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/cracks-are-appearing-all-over.html], leading to the [[wikipedia:2006 United States immigration reform protests|2006 immigration crisis]]
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See also [[Balkans vs. Iraq]]

Revision as of 11:57, 16 September 2006

Overview

Defenders of George W. Bush sometimes argue that Bill Clinton set a new (lower) standard for presidential behavior. While this is at best a "he did it first" argument, and more likely just changing the subject, it is worth setting the record straight on the matter in order to minimize the amount of time spent being sidetracked.

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Specific Points

Bill Clinton George W. Bush
doubled the Border Patrol early in his first term "savagely cut funds [to the Border Patrol, and continued] cutting till the border tsunami began bothering even his most loyal redstate supporters"[1], leading to the 2006 immigration crisis

See also Balkans vs. Iraq