In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Moral Leadership
Bush, and general Clinton haters point out that the real damage, the horrible and lasting damage that Clinton did to American was weaken our national moral fiber (note, this type of fiber doesn't help you poop... but it does help you stop saying things like "poop"). Well, as far as I can tell the only victims of this horrible moral weakening were Republican CEOs and their accountants. Let’s look at some statistics.
Teen Pregnancy:
Looking at the national picture, the birth rate for U.S. teenagers declined steadily throughout the 1990s, falling from 62.1 births per 1,000 teenagers 15-19 years in 1991 to 48.5 in 2000, a reduction of 22 percent. Rates for teenage subgroups fell as well. The rate for young teenagers 15-17 years dropped 29 percent, from 38.7 to 27.4 per 1,000, and the rate for older teenagers 18-19 years declined 16 percent , from 94.4 to 79.2 per 1,000. The rates for ages 15-19 years and 15-17 years in 2000 were at all-time lows.
Good news about teen pregnancy rates though, Bush is really pushing abstinence-only sex education, which has really worked for Lubbock, TX, where: The teen pregnancy rate in Lubbock County remains the highest in the state and is almost 10 percentage points greater than the statewide rate for Texas. Lubbock County also has the highest teen rate for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Texas.
Abortion
The abortion ratio for 1999 is the lowest reported since 1975. The ratio was 256 legal induced abortions per 1,000 live births, compared to 264 in 1998.... From 1990 through 1997, the number of legal induced abortions gradually declined. In 1998 and in 1999, the number of abortions continued to decrease when comparing the same 48 reporting areas. In 1998, as in previous years, deaths related to legal induced abortions occurred rarely.
Crime:
The great crime drop of the booming '90s has finally bottomed out.
For the first time in a decade, the FBI is reporting the number of thefts, assaults, murders, and rapes is up across the United States in all regions of the country except the Northeast.
Okay, okay, so Clinton did okay with that, so, um, the problem with Clinton and Democrats in general is their lack of fiscal responsibility.
Fiscal Leadership
Deficit
Measured against the size of the economy, a $350 billion deficit would still be smaller than the deficits of the late 1980s and early 1990s. But in sheer dollar terms, it would easily eclipse the $290 billion record set in 1992, the last year of George H.W. Bush's administration. It also would be a steep fall from the record $236 billion surplus of 2000.
Moreover, the deficit's rapid rise is coming just a few years before the baby-boom generation begins to make itself felt on federal spending,
And here’s a fun graphic:
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