Again, remember, Clinton flooded the streets with cops, but it was only temporary....and he knew it. That money lasted for 3-4 years and then was gone.

So, lots to blow his horn about, but minimal long-term impact.

As far as the increases in crimes, bear in mind that many cities were hard hit in the 90s with gangs and did massive crackdowns. These crackdowns resulted in mass incarceration from some groups. In some areas where there aren't mandatory minimum sentences, these folks are starting to come back out to their communities. Most of these gang members only served 5 years...max.

And, many remain gang involved.

Further, the emphasis on terrorism has drawn away focus from local problems, like gangs. Departments are totally stretched trying to respond to homeland security and local crime problems. This would have occurred regardless because our economy took a massive hit immediately following 9/11 (not Bush's fault). That hit has started to drastically impact local community budgets over the past two years (it takes a while for communities to feel the effects of a stagnant economy in terms of tax revenues).

The Bush administration is just beginning to revisit some of this stuff, but it's cyclical. When gang crime goes down, everyone (including the liberals) stops paying attention to it.

When it inevitably goes back up, everyone acts surprised.

I've been around long enough to have seen this happen a couple of times.

Catz

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