Bill Clinton: The Worst President Of The United States

The worst president the United States ever had to been William Jefferson Clinton, commonly known as Bill Clinton, the 42nd president from 1993-2001. He was born in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas, and is one of the few one percent that made it from rags to riches. He graduated from Georgetown University, attended Oxford University, and earned a law degree from Yale University (Hamilton, 2003). His profession as a lawyer led to his political career. In 1974, Clinton became a Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, but he was not very successful. In 1976, he was elected as Arkansas’s attorney general and later won the Arkansas governorship, making him the youngest governor at that time (Hamilton, 2003). He was known as a moderate Democrat, …show more content…
For this reason he was rejected from the American public thus preventing him from succeeding as President! The Clintons had entered into a real estate venture, arguably a sweetheart deal in which their potential for loss was minimized (although the proposition was so goofy that they did eventually lose some money) with some shady characters who were simultaneously looting a local savings and loan institution (Klein, 2003). Between January 3, 1994 and August 3, 1994, President Clinton addressed the “Whitewater” matter in the course of seven press/media appearances (Blaney & Benoit, 2002). Kenneth Starr was originally appointed to investigate a failed Arkansas real estate deal involving the Clintons almost 20 years after the fact, Starr 's scope expanded over time to include a bewildering range of accusations of fraud, obstruction of justice and abuse of power allegedly involving President Clinton and the first lady, as well as some of their closest friends and advisers (Washington Post, 1998). A fraudulent $300,000 federally backed loan to Susan McDougal, some of which went into the Whitewater Development Corp. Some of his decisions were bad but, could he have predicted the future on frailer or success. He used his position as Attorney General to influence the loan. It could be argued that his major obstacle was Congress because the majority was …show more content…
Clinton was successful in eradicating the federal deficit for the first time in forty years with the prospect of a surplus. The American people enjoyed an era of prosperity. During his presidency, unemployment rates plummeted while inflation rates remained at historic lows; prosperity raised at all income levels (the incomes of households in the broad middle of the economic spectrum increased by a remarkable 35 percent during his eight years in office) (Klein, 2003). He constructed comprehensive reforms for the less fortunate even in 2016; his reforms are still helping the American people. He made some mistakes and bad choices, but in whole, he helped our country excel and flourish. A president should not be judged for his scandals but, more for his accomplish goals. Presidential scandals are part of American Politics. That is a fact we, must accept because he is human as well. He was impeached, yet despite all, he was loved by America.
A President is someone who is remembered for all the good things he did while in office. This will not be the case with President Clinton. He would be remembered for his scandals of extra marital affairs and sweet business deals gone wrong. He lied under oath in front of the grand jury. During Clinton’s two terms as president his contributions to America were