No matter how you look at it, Bill Clintons still had a higher rating in his worst day's then Bush does now

Question

don't you agree?

so why are we bashing the Clintons?

Answer 1

Republicans hate Clinton because they cannot beat him. If he could run for a 3rd term, he would win again and they know it.

END-OF PRESIDENCY JOB APPROVAL RATINGS

Bill Clinton 65%
Ronald Reagan 64%
John F. Kennedy 63%
Dwight Eisenhower 59%
George H. W. Bush 56%

http://uspolitics.about.com/library/bl_historical_approval.htm

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retired military wife --

Wrong as usual, neocon:

President Clinton led the fight against terrorism over strong opposition from Republicans in Congress and the pro-Republican Media. President Clinton:

President Clinton took the oath of office January 20, 1993. February, 26 - barely a month later - terrorists detonated more than 1,000 pounds of explosives under the World Trade Center, killing six and injuring about a thousand people. Bill Clinton and the Democrats never dreamed of trying to blame the outgoing George Herbert Walker Bush Administration. They just began working to keep us safe from terrorism.

What did Clinton do?

 Found and had arrested four of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman's disciples

 Gave them a speedy trial where all were convicted them for the bombing

 Sentenced them to 240 years in prison

All by March 1994, only 13 months after the bombing.

Officials captured the prime suspect Ramzi Ahmed Yousef in 1995. A court convicted him in November 1997 and sentenced him to 240 years in prison as well.

CLINTON VS. TERROR
HERE'S A PARTIAL - YET INCREDIBLY LONG - LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AGAINST TERRORISM FOR WHICH THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION GETS ALMOST NO CREDIT OR EVEN RECOGNITION.

-- sent legislation to congress to tighten airport security. (remember, this is before 911) the legislation was defeated by the republicans because of opposition from the airlines.

-- sent legislation to Congress to allow for BETTER TRACKING OF TERRORIST FUNDING. It was defeated by Republicans in the Senate because of opposition from banking interests.

-- sent legislation to Congress to add tagents to explosives, to allow for BETTER TRACKING OF EXPLOSIVES USED BY TERRORISTS. It was defeated by the Republicans because of opposition from the NRA.

When Republicans couldn't prevent executive action, President Clinton:

-- Developed the nation's first anti-terrorism policy, and appointed first national coordinator.

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up 12 U.S. jetliners simultaneously.]

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up UN Headquarters.

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up FBI Headquarters.

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up the Israeli Embassy in Washington.

--Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up Boston airport.

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up Lincoln and Holland Tunnels in NY.

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up the George Washington Bridge.

-- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up the US Embassy in Albania.

-- Tried to kill Osama bin Laden and disrupt Al Qaeda through preemptive strikes (efforts denounced by the G.O.P.).

-- Brought perpetrators of first World Trade Center bombing and CIA killings to justice.

-- Did not blame Bush I administration for first World Trade Center bombing even though it occurred 38 days after they had left office. Instead, worked hard, even obsessively -- and successfully -- to stop future terrorist attacks.

-- Named the Hart-Rudman commission to report on nature of terrorist threats and major steps to be taken to combat terrorism.

-- Tripled the budget of the FBI for counterterrorism and doubled overall funding for counterterrorism.

-- Detected and destroyed cells of Al Qaeda in over 20 countries

-- Created a national stockpile of drugs and vaccines including 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine.

-- Robert Oakley, Reagan Counterterrorism Czar says of Clinton's efforts "Overall, I give them very high marks" and "The only major criticism I have is the obsession with Osama"

-- Paul Bremer, Bush's Administrator of Iraq disagrees slightly with Robert Oakley saying he believed the Clinton Administration had "correctly focused on bin Laden. "

-- Barton Gellman of the Washington Post put it best, "By any measure available, Clinton left office having given greater priority to terrorism than any president before him" and was the "first administration to undertake a systematic anti-terrorist effort."

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HERE, IN STARK CONTRAST, IS PART OF THE BUSH-CHENEY ANTI-TERRORISM RECORD BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001:

-- Backed off Clinton administration's anti-terrorism efforts.
-- Shelved the Hart-Rudman report.

-- Appointed new anti-terrorism task force under Dick Cheney. Group did not even meet before 9/11.

-- Called for cuts in anti-terrorism efforts by the Department of Defense.

-- Gave no priority to anti-terrorism efforts by Justice Department.

-- Ignored warnings from Sandy Berger, Louis Freeh, George Tennant, Paul Bremer, and Richard Clarke about the urgency of terrorist threats.

-- Halted Predator drone tracking of Osama bin Laden.

-- Did nothing in wake of August 6 C.I.A. report to president saying Al Qaeda attack by hijack of an airliner almost certain.

-- Bush - knowing about the terrorists' plans to attack in America, warned that terrorists were in flight schools in the US - took a four week vacation.

-- By failing to order any coordination of intelligence data, missed opportunity to stop the 9/11 plot as Clinton-Gore had stopped the millennium plots.

-- Blamed President Clinton for 9/11.

http://www.mikehersh.com/Clinton_vs_Terror_Republicans_vs_Clinton.shtml

Answer 2

That's because we Americans were more naive back then. We didn't pay much attention to the Al Queda attacks against us while Clinton was President. The problem is, Clinton didn't do anything about them either.

9/11 opened our eyes very quickly. If we were to look at Clinton's presidency and his inaction against terrorist attacks with the knowledge we have now, his approval rating would be much lower than it was back then. Clinton's decimation of the military (in both personnel and budget) turned out to be a big mistake and we are still paying for it. Equipment that should have been replaced during his presidency wasn't because he cut funding.

Answer 3

he only had high ratings because the media backed him. many of the crimes he did in office put other people in jail. and the miltary wife is right . Al quada hit the world trade center and he did nothing againtist them . matter of fact we were hit 5 times . and bill Clinton had atleast 8 chances to get Bin Landen and did nothing. all not covered by main stream media, also have you heard of Sandy Burger stealing documents that links Bill Clintons in action? if the media did not defend him the people would look different at him.

Answer 4

Yes you are 100% correct. The republicans keep bashing President Clinton because Clinton proved more than once that the republicans have no clue how to govern and they fell the need to put him down to distract their base from the facts.

Answer 5

Ever wonder what good is ratings without a solution in sight in solving the misery of living human kind in the creation of peace on earth goodwill to men for the good of mankind in planet of apes?
All the ratings for the glory of one man while everyone is living in misery out there in planet of apes?

Answer 6

Bill Clinton was the best President we have had in a long time. Period.

Answer 7

Bill still gets highest rating from the pizza delivery girls....he tips them with a nice cigar!!!!!!

Answer 8

Doesn't matter. Both were members of Skull & Bones. Same goal...New World Order..

Answer 9

couldn't agree more
at least in clintons days there's no war or oil

Answer 10

Different circumstances, but I think they both suck.