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One thing that the Left is constantly harping on is how much worse crime is in USA than in UK, and how it is due to gun access, etc.

David F Mayer — 9/20/2004 7:50:40 PM (archived)

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One thing that the Left is constantly harping on is how much worse crime is in USA than in UK, and how it is due to gun access, etc. - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 7:50:40 PM
- So do you consider Michael Moore part of the left? - Art Martin - 9/22/2004 4:03:14 PM
- Let's see some of that "constantly harping". I wanna see a bit of that. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/20/2004 10:58:09 PM
- Wow, great post. Thanks for showing how crime went down during the Clinton administration........ (n/t) - Publius - 9/20/2004 8:02:28 PM
  - Well, you know, there was prosperity, a surplus, stock marked boomed, that sort of thing. During the Clinton administration. Gone to hell, now. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/20/2004 8:16:54 PM
    - re: the stock market began to crash in January 2000. Long before Clinton left office. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 8:20:37 PM
      - yeah, just like the Clinton years erased the Bush deficit of $290.4 billion...... - Publius - 9/20/2004 8:29:25 PM
        
        Also a fact- the economy was going up fast before Clinton became President. - REB - 9/20/2004 8:41:39 PM
      - Yep, the economy was going downhill fast Clinton's last year in office. - REB - 9/20/2004 8:24:43 PM

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