We'll disagree on Dubya, 'nuff said.

With regard to the election of Pres. Clinton [once president always president...not 'former' president] many circumstances occurred to give us that man. George HW Bush was so popular that the expected, normative candidates dropped out because they did not want to be perceived as losers for a future run, so that Clinton won the primaries. By the time of the convention, President Bush's popularity had waned, but it was too late ...Mr. Clinton had sewn up the nomination.

As an aside, I feel the current primary system has generally given the nation an inferior choice of candidates from both parties. I much prefer the old work-your-way-up-in-the-party convention nominations, and I remember elections back to 1948. Sometimes it actually took multiple ballots to pick a nominee!

The other circumstance that gave us the Clinton presidency, of course, was that rich egotist, Ross Perot.

The heck with folk music...let's talk politics.