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I never thought it would come to this. I never imagined a time post-2000 when I would actually lament a return to the past. But here we are, facing a recession as deep and even longer than the one in the early 1990s. A recession that ushered in none other than the Comeback Kid â€" President William Jefferson Clinton.

His was a presidency that brought us DNA samples; Don’t ask, don’t tell; school uniforms; and wagging fingers regarding a certain intern.

But set all that aside (if you can), and recall some of the fiscal successes of his presidency, and it’s easy to long for those days.

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