It may appear that Clinton was free-wheeling with the funds in his first term, but I think it took that long just to start to undo the damage. While the deficit continued to increase, it did so at a slower rate until it finally started to level out and actually begin to drop near the end of his second term.
And then Bush Jr. happened. I still can’t figure out how anyone could consciously and voluntarily vote for him once, let alone twice. :bullshit: