Roger, it's interesting that you bring up Clinton. I've read several articles now that are attributing the birth of the situation we're in today not to Bush as everyone is quick to blame but to decisions made by Clinton during his time in office.
Here is an interesting article from World Net Daily...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=75717
And one from Investor's Business Daily...
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=307149667289804