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Everything in life is cyclical. That is why we go through these periods of recession and then growth. The first Bush had a war to deal with and the aftermath of the Cold War when the economy was headed south. Clinton was there during the growth of the Internet. The second Bush has had to deal with 9/11 and the slowdown in the economy from that. Clinton was so good in international politics because he did absolutely nothing unless it was completely necessary. It is amazing how politicians get away with not doing anything at all (and looking good doing it). I'm not saying this Bush is all that great, but at least we are dealing with problems instead of sweeping them under a rug. The ability of a President to control how the economy does is very limited, and we tend to overestimate this to a great degree. Good times will be coming since it is part of the cycle.
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