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In reply to the discussion: Did Republicans deliberately crash the US economy? The Guardian [View all]kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)47. Republicans are capable of smashing everything until they get their way
they've tried it before - govt. shutdown in Clinton's first term, endless attempts to "get Clinton" on something- anything - then hold impeachment hearings against him an effort which stretched from his first months in office (Travelgate! Paula Jones! the "Murder" of Vince Foster! Overbilling at the Rose Law Firm! White Water! Paula Jones Again! Whitewater! Monica Lewinsky!) and continued through the eventual Senate Trial of Citizen William Jefferson Clinton, concluding only in nineteen fucking ninety-nine, the year before the election to replace him.
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It boggles my mind, too, especially hearing liberals/Democrats unknowingly buy into
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2012
#48
Rubbish. They were willing to let the country default to try and score a few political points
tanyev
Jun 2012
#15
Republicans are capable of smashing everything until they get their way
kenny blankenship
Jun 2012
#47
When the people who wrecked the economy are the ones who come out the best in it...
YellowRubberDuckie
Jun 2012
#43