How is it not a Clinton victory?
-- He told congress that he was willing to sign some form of welfare reform into law.
-- He went back and forth with congress until the legislation was something he could live with.
-- He signed the bill into law.
-- The bill seems to be largely successful.
Bizarre how you always want to deny him any credit for it.
In weak defense of the Times: implementation was bumpy in some details. some of their predictions did come true.
I don't know about your generalized "we", but I supported welfare reform at the time (though I found the typical Republican solutions as odius.).