[PEN-L:4730] Re: How Clinton Did Good in his First Two Years

[blairs@xxxxxxx (Blair Sandler)]

At 5:12 PM 6/18/96, JDevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Richard Rothstein's list of 55 "good deeds" by Clinton (submitted
>by Nathan Newman) is not enough. If we are to do a cost/benefit
>analysis, we need to know all of his _bad deeds_ (NAFTA, the
>don't ask/don't tell fiasco, etc.)
>
>We also need to know the real value of all of deeds, both bad &
>good (how many of the "good deeds" were window-dressing? or are
>Rothstein's wishful thinking?) I don't think Clinton's
>crime-prevention program is that good -- or the halving of the
>government deficit. The "restoration of democracy in Haiti" seems
>a mixed bag because of all the strings that Clinton attached to
>Aristide. I could go on, but I won't.
>
>in pen-l solidarity,
>
>Jim Devine   jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ., 7900 Loyola Blvd.
>Los Angeles, CA 90045-8410 USA
>310/338-2948 (daytime, during workweek); FAX: 310/338-1950
>"It takes a busload of faith to get by." -- Lou Reed.


Business thinks Clinton is the best president -- the best friend of
business -- since practically forever. I don't have the cite but this is
from an article a while back in the Wall St. Journal. Corporate America
loves what Clinton has done for them. They usually know pretty well what
they want and what they want is usually the pits for us, so as far as I'm
concerned,...

any friend of my enemy is an enemy of mine.

Blair Sandler
blairs@xxxxxxx