CLINTON . . . "I GOT AN 'A'

" President Clinton wrote himself a report card today, reminding voters of his accomplishments in his first two years. He claimed top marks for creating 5.6 million new jobs, achieving the lowest unemployment rate in four years (5.4 percent), and signing a $700 billion deficit reduction package. As for failures, Clinton saw none. He listed the health care reform debacle as "proposed" legislation, and the middle class tax cut as "pending." Republicans responded by pointing out that the voters turned in their own report card in November, when they gave the GOP solid majorities in both the House and Senate. "People give the President no credit for his successes," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Carney, "because they see him as so political that they do not believe that he has principles he will not compromise. For the next two years, his dilemma is how to overcome that gap."OTHER GRADES: