Oliver Willis: Conservatives Rewrite History Again, Bill Clinton Edition

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http://thedailybanter.com/2014/01/conservatives-rewrite-history-again-bill-clinton-edition/

In order to cover up for their historic obstruction to enabling the basic functions of government under President Obama, conservatives have decided to do one of the things they do best: lie about history. In their retelling, Republicans were pleased to work side by side with President Bill Clinton, which resulted in the economic boom of the 1990s and the peace dividend.

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Republicans and conservatives did not work with Bill Clinton in the spirit of bipartisan cooperation. They tried to remove him from office, while also calling him every name in the book. Their opposition to Clinton was virulent, and his wife and child also bore the brunt of the conservative attack. The opposition to Clinton was much like the opposition to Obama, just without the racial overtones.

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They opposed the Clinton agenda. They called it communism and insisted it would bankrupt the nation. The Clinton economy they try to take partial credit for now? Republicans opposed the Clinton budget of 1993 that helped set the table for the boom. They opposed it completely, it passed solely with Democratic votes and Vice President Al Gore had to vote for it in the Senate in order for it to pass.

Today’s conservatives make out like they rolled up their sleeves and worked with Clinton, but with key legislation like the budget and health care reform they opposed it just like they have done with Obama on … the budget and health care reform (and the stimulus).

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