Once again, liberal media have revised history. The Trib’s Associated Press wire story ” The era of big Clintons is soon over ” (May 27 and PghTrib.com) is a classic example. The article detailed “a few big achievements” of Bill Clinton’s administration, including “unsurpassed economic growth, a balanced budget, welfare reform, free trade, a Middle East peace agreement, gun control and more money for police on the street … .” These assertions need to be countered by the truth. • It was a Republican Congress that engineered a modest “economic growth” by reforming welfare (which the Clinton administration fought) and by submitting multiple balanced budgets (which Clinton vetoed at least four times). • Clinton’s Middle East peace agreement was a dismal failure and did nothing to stop Palestinian terror. • His gun control measures nearly ruined the firearms industry and violated the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. • “More money for police on the street” never made a difference, either — most police departments saw none of it. It’s a travesty that The Associated Press continues to idolize these people. Even more disgusting is the way they lie to accomplish that goal. Leo PattersonDerry

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