Difference between revisions of "Bill Clinton vs. George W. Bush"
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* [[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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| [[Bill Clinton]] || [[George W. Bush]] | | [[Bill Clinton]] || [[George W. Bush]] | ||
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| − | | doubled the [[wikipedia:United States Border Patrol|Border Patrol]] early in his first term || | + | | doubled the [[wikipedia:United States Border Patrol|Border Patrol]] early in his first term || severely cut Border Patrol funds{{footnote|1}} |
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| − | | Lied under oath | + | | Lied about his [[Clinton's bad behavior|personal life]] |
| − | | | + | | [[Bush's lies|lied about important matters of state]] |
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| + | | charged with [[wikipedia:perjury|perjury]]{{footnote|2}} (lying under oath) | ||
| + | | aforesaid lies were merely official statements and not under oath | ||
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| + | | charged with [[wikipedia:obstruction of justice|obstruction of justice]]{{footnote|2}} | ||
| + | | informally accused of [[Bush's elevation of presidential power|attempted destruction of Democracy]] | ||
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See also [[Balkans vs. Iraq]] | See also [[Balkans vs. Iraq]] | ||
| + | ===Note 1=== | ||
| + | "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]] | ||
| + | ===Note 2=== | ||
| + | These charges were made by Repulican-led congress but acquitted by the Democrat-led Senate, a decision which many (especially but not exclusively Republicans) disagreed with vehemently. | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 19 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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Related Pages
- See the discussion page for substantial discussion on this topic.
- Balkans vs. Iraq: A comparison between one campaign under Clinton and one under Bush
Specific Points
| Bill Clinton | George W. Bush |
| doubled the Border Patrol early in his first term | severely cut Border Patrol funds1 |
| Lied about his personal life | lied about important matters of state |
| charged with perjury2 (lying under oath) | aforesaid lies were merely official statements and not under oath |
| charged with obstruction of justice2 | informally accused of attempted destruction of Democracy |
See also Balkans vs. Iraq
Note 1
"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
Note 2
These charges were made by Repulican-led congress but acquitted by the Democrat-led Senate, a decision which many (especially but not exclusively Republicans) disagreed with vehemently.