Well Michael,
I would first mention the fact that William J. Clinton, did nothing but ride the success of Reagan and Bush I.
When Osama began his campaign to Destroy the Infidels, and attacked U.S. Embassies, and attacked the U.S.S. Cole, Billy Clinton fired 20 some million dollar missiles into an empty dessert ! And when old Billy had an opportunity to capture Osama, he declined. As said, more lives have been lost because of no decision, than wrong decision !
As for Bush II's economy, I guess you don't remember, or were not old enough to remember the Internet Bust, the 9-11 attack on the United States, the War in Afghanistan, the Economic downturn after 9-11 and the Cost of War with both Afghanistan and Iran. I can go into the war with Iran if you recall want to better understand the why's of it.
And as for Waste, Baa's first day in office, spent $174,000,000, or almost three time what George Bush II spent on the Inauguration Festivities. And do you realize how many millions it cost the taxpayers every time the President flies AirForceOne somewhere to make political speeches, to push his economic policies. And can you imagine the cost of Approving, or not-approving, Obama's tax cheating Appointments to Cabinet Positions. Is this really whatat he thinks of the American People ? Offering Us Thieves ??? Tax Cheats ! Those who have no Love or Respect of the Laws of our Country ? And Gladly Ignore and circumvent them ! Or are these just the best he could find, that would cooperate with his Rape of America !
I would appreciate it if you would look at both sides of an issue, as I do. I hate to look one sided, when there is more than one side to an issue. And when you see that the Democrats were the majority of the Congress, those that have the power to spend or save money, for the last two years of Bill's term of office, the Democrats were in office two years before the GREAT Housing Decline, they wrote the budgets for the lasttwo years of Bush II Presidency. Or didn't they come to work, or were they perpetrating there scams back then, so that it would look like Bush II was responsible for all their handy work, or lack there of !
Now that I have totally depressed myself, reviewing the factual history of this situation....Democrats,,,Politicians...