Bill Clinton actually said...

The base closure process has been nonpartisan, very effective, and continues to be of the highest importance to our efforts to reduce unnece...

I have determined that it is appropriate to modify the application of duty-free treatment under the GSP currently being afforded to certain ...

it is in the national interest to suspend the application of the following provisions of law until January 1, 1995

It was neither a tool of partisan attack against Republican Presidents nor a waste of taxpayer funds.