"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine." - - - William Blum

October 13, 2003

Once Upon a Time...


Angry Bear reminds us of a better time, far, far in the past, when things were, well, good:

Clinton, in his Jan. 19, 1999 State of the Union Speech:

For the first time in three decades, the budget is balanced. From a deficit of $290 billion in 1992, we had a surplus of $70 billion last year. And now we are on course for budget surpluses for the next 25 years. Thanks to the pioneering leadership of all of you, we have the lowest violent crime rate in a quarter century and the cleanest environment in a quarter century. America is a strong force for peace from Northern Ireland, to Bosnia, to the Middle East.

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