Nash, did I strike a nerve with “Pubbies?” After all the cute names this board likes to call the Dems, I thought it appropriate. I debated “Pubes” but thought the former to be more tasteful.
You know I defer to you on economic issues, but I will say a couple of things that I believe (and have also seen you write - I think - in the past).
One, Clinton was, by most accounts, one of the most deep and forward-thinking, astute Presidents we’ve had in terms of economic policy. BUT (and here’s my reference to you) he played a large part in the housing policies that ended a colossal failure.
And two, I have actually read a lot on this issue (and if I recall, have heard you state this as well), and most of the so-called experts will say that Presidents (and certainly Congress) get way too much credit for robust economies and way too much blame for the opposite.
I apologize if I’ve misremembered anything but I’m convinced REBgp has infected me with his contagious senility.