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W sapped '90s econ gains - Hil (JOEL SIEGEL, 7/30/02, DAILY NEWS)

Previewing an expected Democratic campaign theme in the fall elections, Sen. Hillary Clinton said yesterday that President Bush and congressional Republicans have squandered the economic gains made when her husband was President.

"It's harder to imagine a faster, more heartbreaking turnaround than the one we've seen," she said. [...]

"If all of the arrows that were pointing up are now pointing down, and those that were headed down are going back up, blame cannot and should not be placed at the feet of those who led our nation during one of the greatest periods of prosperity and progress in our nation."

Bill Clinton's performance on the economy wasn't too bad, but it's worth noting that the boom began before he took office and ended before he left. It would have been helpful if he'd taken advantage of the good economic times to cut government and taxes. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 30, 2002 7:49 PM