Bill Clinton: "They want us to reward them for the last eight years by giving them four more"

[kpete]

Then we saw what would happen to America if the policies they had talked about for decades actually were implemented. And look what happened.

They took us from record surpluses to an exploding debt; from over 22 million new jobs to just 5 million; from increasing working families’ incomes to nearly $7,500 a year to a decline of more than $2,000 a year; from almost 8 million Americans lifted out of poverty to more than 5.5 million driven into poverty; and millions more losing their health insurance.

Now, in spite of all this evidence, their candidate is actually promising more of the same.

Think about it: more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans that will swell the deficit, increase inequality, and weaken the economy; more Band-Aids for health care that will enrich insurance companies, impoverish families, and increase the number of uninsured; more going it alone in the world, instead of building the shared responsibilities and shared opportunities necessary to advance our security and restore our influence.

They actually want us to reward them for the last eight years by giving them four more.

the above are my favorite passages - the rest of the text (and video) are here:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/08/27/bill-clinton-throws-his-full-weight-behind-obama-blasts-bushmccain-legacy/#more-32253

[glowing]

1. I loved how he said this had build up occured over the last 25 yrs..

and when they had the houses and the executive branch, they messed up royally.. .