Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican

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Term Paper Title	Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican
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Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican

Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican

In the early 1800's, the United States was but a promising seedling in search of
viable political direction.  The initial parties were known as the federalists
and the Democratic-Republicans, the first of which soon diminished and the later
eventually bisected. The result is the two party Democrat and GOP  system which
the majority of politicians of current day  subscribe.  However, many political
and economic analysts find themselves perplexed by an incredible new phenomenon
radiating from the white house - the economic policies of President Bill Clinton.
This dilemma has left many wondering, did we elect a democrat or a republican?
Has Clinton unintentionally begun a campaign to reunite the two rivals?  The
telltale signs of Clinton's political ambiguity include reminiscently republican
techniques of reducing the budget, creating jobs, lowered productivity, and
shaping the tax code.

During Clinton's 1992 campaign, balancing the budget was not among the countries
main economic objectives (Miller 4).  However, after close scrutiny, the
economic woes of the approaching millennium were projected as "higher then we
thought it would be" (Miller 4).  In fact, "in the twelve years before Clinton
took office, the deficit quadrupled in size" (deficit 1).  As a result, Clinton
must engage in creative cost cutting techniques to keep the budget under control.
Money afforded to state and local governments for development programs, such as
those which relieve "urban blight," will eventually be cut by two-thirds, a
third more then Gingrich's last congress proposed (Rauch 2).  In addition, cuts
to transportation aid will prove fifty percent greater then republican
propositions (Rauch 2).  According to Clinton, all of these maneuvers will
result in the lowering of the deficit by $600 billion, or almost one-third by
the year 1998 (progress 1).  Economists speculate that these reforms may produce
the desired effect (Rauch 2).  However, putting these measures into action may
contradict one of Clinton's main election tenets - to preserve the status quo as
it relates to government programs.  The final budget will include one-seventh
for  interest on the national debt.  A whopping two thirds will go toward
entitlement, one sixth for defense programs and another one-sixth for "non-
defense discretionary spending" (Rauch 2).

Perhaps the most touted aspect of the initial Clinton adm...

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