Curious comic, Z. One might wonder why, with a budget surplus under Clinton, the national debt didn't decrease as well.
On January 20th, 1993, the day Clinton took office, the national debt was $4,188,092,107,183.60
On January 20th, 2001, the day Clinton left office, the national debt was $5,727,776,739,304.64
A debt increase of $1.6 trillion.
Though to be fair, that is a good deal better than under G.W.:
On January 22nd (can't find data for the 21st), 2001, the day after GW took office, the national debt was $5,728,195,796,181.57
On July 31, 2008, the national debt was $9,585,479,639,200.33
Bill's debt increase of $1.6 trillion is certainly better than Bush's debt increase of $3.8 trillion, but hardly something for "Tax & Spend Liberal"s to be proud of, and certainly not what one would except when there is a budget surplus. "Tax & Spend" Liberals might be less economically retarded than "Fiscal Conservatives," but don't loose sight of the fact that they're still retarded.
Though please, feel free to check the numbers yourself:
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=npNot being an economist, perhaps I have misinterpreted the numbers.