“At least the GOP Congress under Clinton functioned as a reasonably effective conservative body. “
Was there another GOP Congress during the 90s? Perhaps in some parallel life dimension that “functioned as a reasonably effective conservative body”?
The GOP Congress I remember gave ‘the bent one’ everything he wanted. It included a mandatory cave-in on a government shutdown, and the rape of Social Security by allowing ANYTHING to be considered a disability.
The GOP Congresses in the time of Clinton managed to get something of a handle on spending. Under Bush, not so much.