Various Presidential Decisions Throughout the Summer of 1994, Preside

Ironically, the objections to the crime bill came strongest from the Democratic Party. Liberal Democrats objected to the death penalty provisions while conservative Democrats did not like the assault weapons ban (Alter, 1994, p. 18). Earlier in August, the President had pledged $2 billion for "urban partnerships" in an unsuccessful effort to gain the support of members of the Black Caucus for the Crime Bill. Republican opposition was a given, since party members denounced the bill as costing too much. Clinton, however, thought that he could push the bill through with the Democratic congressional majority. When this proved to be impossible, he had to compromise with the Republicans, shaving money off the bill after the initial defeat (Carney, 1994, p.34; Klein, 1994, p. 23; Lacayo, 1994, pp. 31-32).

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rs were spun by the group of sometimes unsavory individuals who advised the President, and who were not above keeping the President himself in the dark. After Reagan was forced by the law to stay out of the 1988 election, we chose George Bush as our leader. Bush was a member of that most common of species, Yalies who heralded from old Yankee families and talked just like Wally Cleaver. Wally, er George, was willing to tell us that there were some things worth going to war over, such as to end the torture of Kuwaitis by Iraqis. Of course the real reason for going to war in the Persian Gulf was to prevent the economic devastation of the West. Most Americans knew on some level that this was the real reason and thought that it was a good reason; some just wondered why the President was unwilling to say this. But George was also unwilling to admit that the economy was in the toilet in 1992; that admission came from a Democrat, of all things, who liked to portray himself as an enlightened Bubba (Gump?) from the border state of Arkansas. He was even willing to admit to trouble in his marriage, although he would not go so far as to mouth the words "lust in my heart" (or other parts). Bill has let us know what he is going to do, bu
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