Kat, the appearance of a new, fresh group of Repubs in 1992 with the treatise entitled "Contract for America" was the real reason for a balanced budget. Go back and check. The President always gets the credit for stuff, sorta' like GWB is today.
75% of the "Contract for America" was completed or place into operation in its' first year of introduction.

CarolC, once again, this has nothing to do with the position of political parties, it is about the media. Okay?

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