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LI Clinton forum draws the man himself Former President analyzes hzs successes and failures in a speech at Hofstra BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE How do you judge a presidency ' According to former President Bill Clinion, ash these questions. Did the Prevident articulate the challenges facing the country ° Did he offer a vision for the tuture' Did he execute a plan to achieve his goals Did he respond well to unfore- seen cises? \And finally. were people better off when you quit than when you started?\ Clinion said fast week 'That's how I kept sore © He explained, \The founders said what we are supposed to do We are supposed to form a more perfect umon. which I detine as widening the circle of unity, deepening the meaning of freedom, strengthemng the bods of community and extending America's role as a positive torce in the larger world _ Clinion made his remarks during a conterence on his presidency - held November 10. 11 and 12 at Hotstra U niversity The event, Welham Jeffersm ¢ hnton - The - New Democrat\ from Hope was the Hth in a series of presiden- tial conferences the Hotstra Cultural Center has held since 1982 -- one on every chiet executrtve since Franklin Delano Roosevelt After he spoke, the um- versity granted Clinton what Hotstra President Stuart it; called a long-overdue\ honorary degree In his address. delivered to a packed Hotstra Arena, Chinton: focused on the accomplishments and admitted shortcom- ings of his tenure. mostly avoiding com- \ Photo by BrianBaltwegiHofstra University Former President Bill Clinton steered clear of directly criticizing his successor when he gave the keynote address at Hofstra University's conference on his presidency. ment on more recent events \I'm not going to talk about the last tour years here.\ he said. He instead offered a largely positive review of his own admunistration's performance. while achnowledging some mustakes. He sad he ran for office in 1992 because for years, partisans on the Republican right had succeeded in turning three-dimensional people on the Democratic side into two-dimensional cancatures who could not be trusted with national security or the federal Treasury. Clinton said he tured that all around with a campaign that promised to rein- force basic values, rebuild a sense of com- munity, reform the government and re- invigorate America's role asa world lead- er. \We could honestly discuss new and different ideas and break out of the vice of these deadening, bomb-throwing cam- paigns that had dominated America's pol- itics for a long time,\ he said. Those ideas, coming down the middle of the political road between conservatism and liberalism, became known as Clinton's \third way.\ and he won two elections as the \new Democrat.\ Clinton said he was proud of many of his accomplishments, as he presided over years of economic growth, declining crime. reduced abortion and expanded international trade. He signed a welfare reform bill that onginated in the Republican House of Representatives. after vetoing two earler versions and reduced thenational debt. which has nce climbed again under President Bush \I didn't just want to reduce the deficit. I wanted to pay down the debt and get us debt-free,\ Clinton said. Clinton noted that he brought China into the World Trade Organization, estab- lished the AmeriCorps service program and acted as a peacebroker in Northem Ireland and the Middle East He also claimed that he had worked to modernize the military and fight terrorism. \I tied to get Mr. bin Laden after the Africa embassy bombings and we didn't Continued on page A 10 ie Commack: (631) 543-7400 \ Centereach: [63 1) 585-6644 p East Setauket: {831) 689-1221 P> J Hauppauge: (631) 265-7922 Hauppauge (100 Motor Pwy): (631) 435-0008 #88 sank o SMITHTOWN | BUSINESS ELITE MONEY MARKET ¥ \ g U/g i J Ap¥y * with Business Checking Ascount and Balance of $25.000 or more THANKFULLY. GREAT RATES. aP Ud 1 u Baiances Proudly serving the communities of: P» - Kings Park: (631) 269-4900 Lake Grove: (631) 588-0700 Miller Place: {631} 642-2700 Northport: [631] 262-1353 Morury Marat balances of $25,000. or more sam 3.30% APY,$10.000024-.900 sert: 2 00% MPY Helancet tos ther 5 more sam 3 79% APY: smmmmmzmaw mmmmomoammmw “smut-munching: +- od licated. To You. waw.bankofsmithtown.com Mfoflm‘m-dunsmwbmnmmmm Bite Merwy Market rates vary. Applicable fees rn; nun-33mm apeniig disposi for wins Maney Market Acosurt and Bomress Eite Money Market m-ssamawm witt gs mat cart inarect. Busmens Sie Money Market: Accountii wits belemess of $25.000 0° = ,, En U/o of $25.000 or more Port Washington: (516) 883-5400 Rocky Point: (631) 821-8300 Smithtown (Main Office}: (631) 360-9369 Wading River: (G31) 929-4200 APY * nun-aw “hwmmmanflmflmmm ne |
