As
the Democrats are looking for a bounce after the convention, former President
Bill Clinton may have given them that bounce they are hoping for.
Former
President Bill Clinton delivered a spirited defense and speech on President
Obama’s handling of the nation’s struggling economy here Wednesday night as he
criticized the economic agenda of Republican nominee Mitt Romney and an
opposition GOP he argued has been unwilling to compromise for the good of the
country. Clinton, in a speech to the Democratic National Convention formally
nominating Obama that was aimed squarely at independent voters, he said America
is ‘clearly better off’ than four years ago and argued that many of the serious
problems ailing the economy were ‘inherited’ from Republicans. He said that,
despite the slow recovery, Obama has spent the last four years laying the
foundation for a more vibrant and balanced economy and needs four more years to
see that vision through.
President Obama to
Accept Nomination Tonight at
Democratic National Convention
President
Obama tonight will accept the Democratic nomination for a second presidential
term inside the Time Warner Cable Arena here facing a wave of discouraging
economic data, a potential bombshell of an August jobs report expected Friday.
The
president plans to use the moment to "savor" his first term accomplishments.
