Reply #12: Uh - Clinton Did Help The Working Class

[iamjoy]

shall we start with his first few months in office when he signed FMLA - the bill 41 vetoed?

You know FMLA - the Family Medical Leave Act - which prevents companies from firing workers who take time off to deal with a health issue.

Clinton helped get HIPAA passed - the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. That's the law that (among other things) states that if you change employer health plans, the new plan can't deny coverage for pre-existing conditions (or there are limitations on it)

Remember that for 6 of his 8 years in office Clinton was dealing with a Republican congress who was more than willing to shut down the government rather than fund programs to help the most needy.

And thanks to Clinton we have at least two sensible Supreme Court justices - imagine what Bush (41) or Dole would have done.

Clinton made a lot of mistakes, but to say he failed to do anything on health care or to help the middle class is a gross mistatement.

Oh, and I prefer Obama to Hillary.