Bill Clinton actually said...

"It is a very effective tool for cutting wasteful Government spending and bringing down the deficit."

"If Congress is serious about changing the way Washington works and getting a handle on wasteful spending, they will put politics aside."

"If the Congress gives me the line-item veto, I will cut each one of these programs, and a whole lot more."

"I think we have to chart a course between the old way of big Government and the new rage of no Government."