And here's why...

Start with his record: Twenty-two million jobs, longest postwar boom, a shift
from record deficits to record surpluses, welfare reform, a big boost in wage
subsidies for poor workers. What's more, since Clinton had only two years on
"offense" followed by six years on "defense" (after the GOP took the Congress
in 1994), Clinton had limited scope to aim higher. But at least Clinton lost in
1994 while trying valiantly to extend health coverage to every American, and
because he led his party to cast tough votes on deficit reduction that cured
the problem, sparked a record expansion, yet cost some Democrats in Congress
their careers.

RB