Who governed better, Clinton or Bush?
117764
unless the bush can pull the proverbial rabitt out of his a** its clinton hands down, i believe even if he pulled that rabitt i still believe clinton did a better job..
744542
Clinton actually had America back to work in his first term, the budget was balanced by the middle of his second term and the minute George Bush was appointed the beginning of the end started, even before he took office the country's economy was showing signs of going to hell. It was actually down the tubes by the end of his first term and has progressed even further down the tubes since.
77600
Actually, Clinton's lies, being all sissyfied and diplomatic just didn't kill americans. The difference between the two is that Bush is accomplishing something instead of holding out as long as possible without actually taking action. Oh, and Clinton was a much better liar. That man was the best speech giver I have ever seen! Bush really sucks at public speaking and should slap his writers.
150502
George bush ownes the Democrats
38129
Our current, G.W. Bush President has taken over 300 days in his two terms. His father , George H Bush took over 500. Clinton took less than 150, and was described as a workaholic.
322262
Historians will ultimately see Clinton as a slightly better than average president.  While almost no one on Main Street remembers anything about his presidency other than his affair, some of us do recall more about his eight years in office.  Among his accomplishments -- taking a huge federal deficit and turning it into a huge federal surplus (which Bush has again made into a huge federal deficit); presiding over the best post-World War II economy; putting 100,000 police on the streets through federal funding, aiding in the sharp drop in crime rates during his presidency; and above all in sharp contrast to some other president we know, presiding over a period in which America and its president were admired and respected.  Whenever I tell my conservative friends all this, all they want to talk about is Monica.  I suspect they need to adjust their priorities.  On the other hand, Clinton's affair was a shocking dereliction of duty and betrayal of trust (he should have been censured, not impeached) and his handling of health care was pretty ham-handed.  Rest assured, however, that regardless of what historians think of him, the crowd that answers these questions -- which is much more representative of mainstream American thought than I am -- will continue to smear him and talk about Monica.
120538
When the so called "leader of the free world" has been caught in so many lies that it is not even funny and more than half of the country is in denial, why would we expect to be any different.\n\nP.S. If u want to compare to previous Presidents, Pick Nixon not Clinton. Bush's lies like Nixon's are for political gain ( to get ahead). Clinton's, while just as morally repugnant, were about a PERSONAL indiscretion.
363231
clinton is idiot. bush is moron.
76894
Definitely Clinton.  During the Clinton years our economy was great (imagine operating with a budget surplus rather than deficit!) and he isn't a warmonger.
690995
Yes I do! Bill Clinton was an awesome President for America. George Bush has destroyed everything Clinton got accomplished in 6 short years.
654422
BILL CLINTON!  Even though he got a BJ in the oval office, he was still MUCH smarter then Bush!  I don't know anything about Henry Kissinger, so I can't help there.
34300
While EVERYONE will say Clinton (there's a strong wave of anti-Bush-ism) both have their flaws.\n\nCLINTON -\nDid nothing over terrorist attacks on America.\n -The WTC was bombed before Sep. 11. \n -U.S. Embasies were bombed\n -The USS Cole was bombed   (all by Bin Laden)\n\nCommited Purgery (a very impeachable offense)\n\nBUSH -\n -Went overboard on 'war on terror' in attacking Iraq. (opinion)\n -Economy has been down for quite some time\n -Is much less liked internationally (and domestically too)\n\nThey've both done good things, I think too.\n\nCLINTON -\n   -Economy flurished\n   -US well respected in world\n\nBUSH -\n   -Willing to do what it takes to keep America safe. (By attacking Afghanistan, something Clinton wouldn't do with previous attacks.)\n   -Has GREATLY increased free trade in the western hemisphere (although there are some farmers in Mexico and other S.American places that say free trade hurts them.)\n\nOverall, I think that both presidents did the best they could and that their actions (especially Bush's) are more of a response to circumstances outside their control.  I don't think, for example, (and many do) that Bush intended to go to war when he was elected.  I don't think that Clinton thought he was lying. (I think he thought he used clever words to hide what he actually did.  He used the word 'sexual relations' which he interpreted to mean 'sexual intercorce' and he only had oral sex.)\n\nSo either way, I don't think that either president has really hurt or help America in any appreciable way. (that the other wouldn't have.)
924469
I voted for Bush, I don't feel he let us down.  I feel he has made mistakes and the people whom he appointed has made mistakes, but I don't think he let us down.  I also voted for Clinton, he let us down!
245185
hands down - clinton.\n\nI believe Clinton actually did his job in service of the American people (even with the whole cigar thing). The international community loved him on top of it!\n\nWhile Bush on the other hand is in the service of his investors. Who can really say that Bush (1&2) were actually serving the people.\n\nWhen Clinton lied, nobody died.
671326
I don't care what Clinton did in his personal life. It's none of my business like it's none of these others responding to this question. Clinton did his job...better than Bush. He had more sense than Bush too. When you see you're people getting killed left and right (Somalia) pull them motherf***ers out of there and get out of dodge. Makes common sense. You don't keep sending more in because of your stubbornness and pride to the i won't lose syndrome. You're going to lose the war and get thousands of families killed for no reason. I'd never vote for Bush any of them his cousin soon to be on the way in office either. I never voted for none of them and I'm glad I didn't. Thanks Bill Clinton for giving the economy it's best years since the 1980's. I can't say yeah, those were the good old days when this decade is over with. I never in my life had years were I said "I don't want to remember those years." until Bush came in office. As a black man, I know that Clinton if I were walking down the street he'd speak to me and probably have dinner with me. I doubt very seriously if i were by myself Bush would speak to me if he seen me on the street. Condeleeza Rice is just a front to make him not appear racist to the media. That's the only reason she got that high position. Yo, i'm out of here. All of this talk about bush is about to make me head for the trash can.(Going to Earl) I'm out man!
823750
They did when they elected Bush.   Clinton, despite the Lewinsky scandal was a great president.  People made a big deal over the scandal, it didnt change the economy, it didnt send people to iraq, people made it such a big deal over nothing.
99141
clinton, hands down everything in the econ. was up with clinton in office. also he left office with a surplus in the budget, where now we are dulging into social security and going futher into a deficety everyday with bush.