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A little bit too far
If you're running the show, you're responsible for whatever happens on your watch. That's what leadership means. The Clinton Administration not only failed to use the tools at their disposal to prevent the mess we've found ourselves in today, they aided and abetted the crooks who caused it.
It's true that our government has enormous influence on the economy. But we don't yet have a facist or soviet command driven economy. There's lots of other independent actors. The president doesn't lead the economy. They are not running that show. S/He shouldn't get the credit or blame for everything. And we shouldn't leave out the Congress anyway. That's were a lot of the sausage is made.