The Bill Clinton Years!. Traditional Stereotypes Democrats/Liberals Republicans/Conservatives “Tax...

The Bill Clinton Years!

Traditional Stereotypes

Democrats/Liberals Republicans/Conservatives

“Tax and Spend” “Favor the rich”

• government action government is the problemcan be the solution

• government spending cut government spending is necessary

• taxes are necessary cut taxes

• government regulation cut government regulation is necessary

Democratic Party Changes

1960s-1980s1. Loss of South2. Reagan shifts the electorate to right3. Crushing loss in 19844. Deficit5. Tax Revolts6. Perceived failure of Great Society and

Reaganomics

Democratic Party Changes

New Democrats• Socially liberal• Fiscally Conservative• Pro-Business • Government has limited, but important

role

Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)

The New PoliticsDemocrats

Liberals vs. CentristsNew Deal/Great Society Democratic Leadership Council• pro-labor pro-business• maybe protectionist free trade• socially liberal socially liberal• activist government limited, but important, government

roleMembers:• Sen. Walter Mondale Pres. Bill Clinton• Sen. Ted Kennedy (MA) VP Al Gore• Sen. Harry Reid (NV) Gov. Mark Warner (VA)• Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY)• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA) Sen. Barack Obama (IL)• Gov. Bill Richardson (NM) Gov. Jennifer Granholm (MI)• Sen. Robert Byrd (WV) Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (KS)

• Winner: Centrists

The New Politics• Republicans

• Moderates vs. Conservatives• pro-choice anti-abortion• balanced budget balanced budget• socially liberal socially conservative• small, but active, government government is the problem

• Members:• Gov. George H. W. Bush Pres. George W. Bush• Mayor Rudy Giuliani VP Dick Cheney• Sen. John McCain (AZ) Gov. Mike Huckabee (AR)• Sen. Richard Lugar (IN) Rep. Newt Gingrich (GA)• Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME) Rep. Tom Delay (TX)• Gov. Mitt Romney Sen. Mitch McConnell

(KY)• Sen. Chuck Hagel Justice Antonin Scalia

• Winner: Conservatives

1992

• Clinton 43%• Bush 37%• Perot 19%• The electoral map 1992

Was Clinton a New Democrat?

• Gays in the military• Health Care• Budget• “Triangulation” and Welfare Reform• Trade

Clinton’s Legacy?1. Economic World Order Building• NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement• FTAA: Free Trade Area of the Americas• APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation• WTO: World Trade Organization

The Trust Issue (s)

I did not have sexual relations with that

woman…

I did not inhale…

What is Whitewater…

Paula who…

Clinton Haters

• American Spectator• Regnery Publications

Whitewater-Lewinsky Chronology I

Whitewater Vince Foster Estates story suicide(NY Times) (July 93)

investigation; Atty Gen Robert Fiske (1994) files disappear Reno mid-1994 Kenneth Starr

appoints Strategy: find Independent anyone who Clinton

Counsel told about finances

American Spectator David Brock Paula goes public; Paula’s lawyers“Arkansas project” Story about sues President Clinton enemies

“Paula”

Clinton Arkansas Rivals

Whitewater-Lewinsky Chronology II

Nov. 1995 Affair endsClinton begins 1997Affair with Lewinsky

Jan 1998 August 1998 Starr reportJones’ lawyers Clinton testifies Sept 1998get a tip; Starr’s Grand Jury;ask about Lewinsky denies affair

Jan 1997USSC rules; Reno gives Starr Starr gets tapes ImpeachmentLegal to sue a approval to of Lewinsky-Tripp proceedings President investigate conversations begin

Clinton-Lewinsky Dec. 1998 Jan 1998

Clinton and LewinskySenate

deposed in civil trial;acquits

deny affair 1/99

Lewinsky Gate

• Comparison to other scandals• Whitewater Estates• Vince Foster

David Brock Paula Jones

The Evidence and the Prosecution

Monica Lewinsky Ken Starr

Articles of Impeachment

• Article One: Perjury before Grand Jury– Passed House; rejected by Senate

• Article Two: Perjury in Civil Suit– Rejected by House

• Article Three: Obstruction of Justice– Passed House; rejected by Senate

• Article Four: Perjury in Questions to Judiciary Committee– Rejected by House