Bill Clinton vs. George W. Bush

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	"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
Lied under oath (Perjury, a crime punishable by 5 years in prison, but rejected by the Senate despite evidence to the contrary)	May have lied about his personal knowledge of WMD in Iraq.

See also Balkans vs. Iraq