Sadly, I’m starting to consider Clinton the best president since Reagan until President Trump—and I despised the bastard. His successes were because he had the foresight to latch onto the Contract With America, of course, but at least he cared a little about what the electorate thought unlike any of his Democrat successors (for example, abandoning with prejudice the idea of socialized medicine after the electorate spanked the Democrat party because of Hillary’s task force bulls***).
While I don't consider him the best, I do think he was arguably the most effective.
What is ironic about that, in my opinion is that Clinton really wasn't driven by political motivations as much as personal gain and gratification. He was obsessively envious and jealous of those with wealth and power and had no ability to move himself in that direction honestly, so he saw politics as his vehicle.
He also had an addictive party boy personality, so the ascension through political ranks gave him access to good times and easy women. He is not a stupid man and I think he realized that the government would do just fine if he stayed out of the way and let American spirit drive the economic engines. So for the most part, his actual role as president was not much more than speech making and laying the ground work for keeping the party going once he was out of office.