I think it&#x27;s a long and complicated story. Some credit Clinton with it, others say Gingrich&#x27;s did far more. Maybe partly it was luck due to the swings and roundabouts of the economic cycle. To be honest I think politicians can&#x27;t really control these things, the best they can do is cause as little harm as possible. Even positive policies simply create the conditions for the economy to improve. They don&#x27;t actually make it improve.