Legacy, by Rich Lowry

Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years, by Rich Lowry. Truly, what was the effect of the Clinton Presidency? Rich Lowry, keen observer of politics and editor of the National Review, takes a fair and straightforward view of the Clinton Years. His cogent analysis is not flattering to William Jefferson Clinton. Foreign policy was allowed to slide so that the country was left vulnerable to terrorist attack. Korea was pandered to and allowed to become a dangerous nuclear power. The economy was left to float on the benefits accrued from the work of previous administrations. Even the pro-active welfare reform was the work of someone else. Energy and intellect was largely wasted in policies formulated by polling numbers. The Clinton administration merely rode the wave of history leaving the tough decisions for his predecessor and successor. Legacy will, perhaps, be the final word on the Clinton years.