61. Clinton said some of his opponents never thought they would have another Democratic president in their lifetimes. 62. Clinton said that some of his opponents never thought they would have another Democratic president in their lifetimes. 63. Clinton will be the first Democratic president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt to give a second inaugural address and aides said he wants it to be memorable. 64. Clinton was complimentary of past Democratic presidents and congresses. 65. Clinton, it should be recalled, rode to the White House on the premise that a Democratic president and Congress could get things done. 66. Conservatives who criticized Democratic presidents for usurping power became advocates of a strong presidency when Ronald Reagan was in the White House. 67. Congress could then retaliate by holding up action on other legislation sought by the Democratic president. 68. Conventional wisdom dictates that a Democratic president who imposed higher tax rates on the wealthy would be anathema to Wall Street. 69. Contrast that to the prosecution in Democratic Maryland of Linda Tripp for daring to embarrass a Democratic president by taping her calls with Monica Lewinsky. 70. Deficit-reduction decisions will become increasingly painful, but the rare combination of a GOP committed to reduction and a Democratic president keen for it holds promise. |