Ted Rall for December 11, 1997
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Some prattling pigs of presidentialism put down "small ideas" but a big country needs cozy Clinton concepts. Check out these legislative highlights! Clinton wimped out of social security reform. But did you know what he did instead? (Bill Clinton: We project total system collapse by 2028. But my potato promulgation program will put a tuber on every dinner table in the country before that happens!) A lot of people slag president Clinton for giving up on health reform in 1994. But that same year... (Bill Clinton: With God as my witness, every American will breathe easier thanks to my Ragweed reduction act!) Where's the thanks? He threw poor welfare recipients on the street, however: (Man: It's a "get rich soon" card.) How about a little gratitude? Corporations are exporting American jobs. Yet- (Bill Clinton: With Malay as our official language, we'll destroy our Indonesian competition!)