Bill Clinton: Blame me, not Obama

[TroyD]

9/12/12 7:26 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. – President Bill Clinton said to blame him for the economy, if you want, but absolve President Obama from any fault.

Speaking to 2,000 people in a crowded and loud hotel ballroom here on the second night of his Florida campaign swing, the 42nd president once again delivered an entirely off-the-cuff speech in praise of Democratic politics in general with a nod to President Obama’s re-election.

He reprised the general themes of his well-received speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., emphasizing the idea that the nation’s economy was in such turmoil that no one could have fixed it in a single four-year term.

“First I want to say again something I said in Charlotte, because the whole election could come down to this,” he said. “I honestly believe it doesn’t matter who caused it or whether the contributing factors all happened under President Bush or something I did or something Ronald Reagan did 30 years ago. Regardless, President Obama didn’t cause it.”

More:

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/09/bill-clinton-blame-me-not-obama-135391.html

[cash__whatiwant]

1. Bill

[sakabatou]

2. But you weren't at fault either, Clinton.

[Cha]

3. Nope..it was bush-cheney

freaking abandoning our country for 8 years and not paying for any of their wild spending spree including Bombing Iraq to build it up..It's so plain to see.

[MrSlayer]

4. Yeah, maybe repealing Glass-Steagall wasn't so great an idea.

NAFTA sucked too.

But it's nice of you to deflect for the current President.

[davidpdx]

5. I think repealing Glass-Steagall was the real mistake

NAFTA hasn't really made a difference one way or the other. The problem with the banks was much larger.

I agree it was nice of him to deflect. I'd rather him come out and attack Bush and the Republicans then take a hit for Obama.

[Maine-ah]

6. NAFTA

I thought was negotiated by Bush Sr. and passed by republicans....though Clinton signed it.

Correct me if I'm wrong though, because I'd rather have the correct info

[TroyD]

7. You are correct

Bush Sr. negotiated NAFTA with the Conservative Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, and the President of Mexico. It was basically a done deal by the time Clinton came into power.

[MrSlayer]

8. Veto pen.

Should have been used. Blaming Bush does no good here, he was out of power. All the trades on my job at the time were furious with Clinton's complicity on that issue. It should have been renegotiated if not scrapped entirely.

He does not get off the hook.