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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

I think everyone forgets that Clinton and Sr. were on the same pages and
worked TOGETHER on many things.  Big things that are still spilling over
into our lives right now.  NAFTA is one but we will pay long term with the
results of Goals 2000 which was born of Sr., named and pushed by Clinton and
morphed into NCLB by 43.

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Re: Rural Voters


>
> >Didn't the Democrats control both houses after the '92 election?  I don't
> >see how it's possible to get anything out of this other than that, in
> >general, Democrat politicians supported NAFTA wholeheartedly.  At that
> >point you can take the position that NAFTA is good, and defend that if
you
> >like, but there's no way to blame NAFTA on the Republicans.
>
> Short-term, I don't like NAFTA; long-term, history may show it to be in
our
> best interest. As for who did it, the Republicans started it and wanted it
> but the Democrats successfully fought it during Bush I; Clinton was
> elected, the congressional Democrats did not want it, Clinton worked hard
> and got the necessary Democrat votes added to the Republican votes to pass
> it. A quick Googling shows that members of both parties were impressed
with
> his successful work, even those who lost on the bill. NAFTA is the last
> hard fought bipartisan big bill I can recall.