If Bill Clinton was still in the White House, do you think we'd be in better shape?

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Answer 1

Of course we would. There would be more sex scandals, but we handled that for 8 years, we could do it again.

Answer 2

This is a VERY tricky question.
From an economic standpoint, we might be in a much better position. Remember that by the time Bill was leaving office, we had actually achieved an economic surplus which I would like to believe is at least partly due to some of the policies enacted during his term.
From a military standpoint, we might be more or less the same. Currently, our military has enjoyed a slight increase in budget and manpower. However, with our continued presence in Afghanistan, Iraq, and wherever else we are policing the world, we're probably spread as thin as we ever were during Bill's presidency. Maybe even moreso now, what with dubya trying to man the Mexican border with National Guard troops. All this costs manpower and taxes.

So in short: If Bill was in dubya's chair today, we'd be better off economically, and about the same if not a little better off militarily.

Answer 3

First, this is not a performing arts question, unless you consider him and his presidency a drama or comedy of errors. Second he could not run again for president so the question is mute. Third, the question should read would we be better off with Al Gore as President?

I think not. If either Gore or Clinton were President the reaction to 9/11 would be different, and not for the better. The economy that President Clinton inherited was due to the economic incentives of President Reagan and a Republican congress.

President Clinton pushed through NAFTA which was supposed to be a great thing for America. It has proven to be a disaster. His New World Order and his horrendous record on intelligence and the armed forces have proven to be a huge problem that President Bush is trying to fix.

Answer 4

No. In the mid 1990's during his presidency, Bill Clinton allowed our troops to get bogged down in Somalia (Blackhawk Down) and the Pakistani army had to help us out. When troops were drug the the streets on ropes tied to the backs of jeeps, he did nothing, then the U.S.S. Cole was bombed and we lobbed a few missiles, and when the African embassy was bombed in Kenya he also did nothing. I think he was to busy getting blown by Lewinsky to care about American Security and Safety and thus he empowered the enemy by showing no retaliation and they grew bold ans struck us hard on 9/11 assuming that once again we would do nothing. So ask yourself your own question, If Bill Clinton was still in the White House, do you think we'd be in better shape?

Well, would we?

Answer 5

Yes! For one I don't think 9/11 would have happened (that was a pay back to Bush). And Clinton was really good at Building bridges, Bush is really good at destroying bridges and building walls.

I'd vote for Hillary in a heart beat!!

Answer 6

Without a doubt! Although he had a hard time keeping his dick in his pants, he rocked as a President, I felt much safer with him in office...I think the law ought to be changed for ex-Presidents to be able to run after sitting it out a term....I can't think of one person that I would like running our country when the boob, oops, I mean, Bush's term is up...

Answer 7

No. People have convenient memory lapses about it, but he got us into some military messes when he was in office, too. I think we'd actually be much worse off. Instead of fighting terrorists abroad, we'd be in open warfare with them here on our home soil.

Answer 8

No we would not be better off. He made America the laughing stock of the world during his "reign". And, I agree w/ Anthony B.

However, how is anything he did a performing art??

Answer 9

well we probably would not have gotten into a war with iraq and afganistan and the budget wouldn't have been under by 2.5 billion dollars.

Answer 10

probably worse, because we would have still had the 9/11 attacks and his response, if you base it on the response he made with the USS Cole bombing, would have been minimal at best.