Koch Group Nostalgic for Clinton Era
US President Bill Clinton accepts the applause of members of Congress late 19 January on his arrival at the podium for his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
WIN MCNAMEE/AFP/Getty ImagesAmericans for Prosperity, the free-market advocacy group created by Republican energy executives Charles and David Koch, is looking backward to the Clinton era for inspiration.
At a press conference Thursday, AFP President Tim Phillips couldn't stop talking about the great things that happened during Clinton's eight years in office, when the Democratic president worked with the Republican Congress "to accomplish a lot for the country on the economic freedom front." The dynamic duo passed NAFTA to foster trade among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. They also balanced the budget and reformed welfare.