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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
I know a ton of lefties who basically consider Clinton a "center-right" Democratic President. They also spoke in derisive terms of the DLC, so take that for what its worth. Progressives who backed Obama early on were not so enamored of the DLC-types, of which President Clinton is the most prominent member.
I think people tend to forget that Clinton passed welfare reform and NAFTA (over Dem objections) in his term of office and also declared "the era of big government to be over". He'd be considered on the right wing of the Dem caucus in the Senate right now.
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Don't you think the fiscal conservative flavor had more to do with the Gingritch congress? As far as NAFTA, all of the ex presidents wanted it, even Carter. I think the best thing that ever happened to Bill Clinton was having an opposition party congress.