Elvin, on Jennifer Rubin:

I always thought that Bill Clinton was solid on economics. I rate him a B+, maybe even A- on economics, especially if we throw out the mess of his first two years. He was pro-business, promoted free trade (NAFTA, China and the WTO), cut taxes with the capital gains tax cut, reformed welfare, and actually oversaw a relative decline in size of the federal government. The downsides were a too strong dollar policy, which helped to spur too much consumption and hollowed our manufacturing base, and a DoJ that was too interested in antitrust. Overall, he was supply-sider Democrat. I think, unlike Obama, that he instinctively understood the importance of the private sector and the limitations of government. I miss him, too.