02-25-2016, 05:07 AM
Bush was calling for more regulation of Fannie as early as 2002. He had other shortcomings with regard to the financial crisis, and not getting Congress to go along is a failure of leadership...but anyone who doesn't think the financial crisis wasn't bipartisan and with both Clinton and W's fingerprints on it is a partisan hack.
Clinton is much more highly thought of today then he was after leaving office. He was mostly viewed as someone who stayed out of the way (which would shortly be viewed as a failure with the internet bubble popping). I think it was the Australian prime minister who quipped during the 2000 recount that "I don't know what the fuss is all about...it's not like the American's are replacing Alan Greenspan"
Clinton is much more highly thought of today then he was after leaving office. He was mostly viewed as someone who stayed out of the way (which would shortly be viewed as a failure with the internet bubble popping). I think it was the Australian prime minister who quipped during the 2000 recount that "I don't know what the fuss is all about...it's not like the American's are replacing Alan Greenspan"
