THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
from the New York Times, Bill Clinton’s speech:…Democratic values would restore the promise of the middle class.
... no question the country was in a better position than it was four years ago.
“We simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down,” ...“We believe ‘we’re all in this together’ is a better philosophy than ‘you’re on your own,’ ” Mr. Clinton said.
“Some people just have to have it spelled out for them,” said Linda Brooks, 64, of Hampton Roads, Va. “He speaks in plain words people can understand.”
In the 45-minute speech, Mr. Clinton paid tribute to a spirit of bipartisan political cooperation that he lamented was now missing...
“Democracy does not have to be a blood sport,” Mr. Clinton said. “It can be an honorable enterprise.”
... the magnitude of the problems Mr. Obama inherited when he took office in 2009:
“President Obama started with a much weaker economy than I did,” Mr. Clinton said. “No president, not me, not any of my predecessors, could have repaired all of the damage he found in just four years.”
...“People feel like the system is rigged against them,” she said. “And here’s the painful part: They’re right. The system is rigged. Look around. Oil companies guzzle down billions in subsidies. Billionaires pay less taxes than their secretaries…”Elizabeth Warren
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