It was a true surplus. In fact the surplus was used by Republicans under Bush to promoting the tax cuts for the rich. <a href="http://clinton3.nara.gov/WH/Work/102899.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://clinton3.nara.gov/WH/Work/102899.html</a> <a href="http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/09/27/clinton.surplus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/09/27/clinton.surplus/</a>