Bill Clinton electrifies convention crowd

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Former President Clinton, once again in the political spotlight, electrified the Democratic National Convention Wednesday by passionately proclaiming that four more years of President Obama is the best choice for America’s future. Clinton, whose legacy is undergoing a resurgence as both parties pine for the economic boom of the 1990s, sauntered onto the Charlotte stage and proceeded to deliver withering, wisely phrased attacks on Republican challenger Mitt Romney. “In Tampa the Republican argument against the President’s re-election was pretty simple, pretty snappy: ‘We left him a total mess, he hadn’t cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in,’” he thundered. Clinton, whose approval ratings have never been higher, evoked the economic growth he oversaw in the 1990s — and pledged that Obama could lead the nation up the mountain again. “Are we where we want to be? No. Is the President satisfied? Of course not,” Clinton said. “Are we better off than we were when he took office, with an economy in free fall, losing 750,000 jobs a month? The answer is yes.”He pleaded with voters to have more patience, saying that Obama has laid the foundation for a true economic recovery. “The most important question is: What kind of country do you want to live in?” the 42nd President asked. “If you want a you’re-on-your-own, winner-take-all society, you should support the Republican ticket,” Clinton continued. “If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility — a we’re-all-in-this-together society — you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.” Clinton, whose relationship with Obama was famously frosty when the-then Illinois Senator challenged Hillary Clinton during the 2008 primaries, has become a powerful ally for the President — and let it be known his commitment to the cause is sincere. “I believe it,” he said. “With all my heart, I believe it.”He ripped Paul Ryan, Romney’s running mate, for suggesting that Obamacare would take $716 billion from Medicare — the same amount called for in the Wisconsin Congressman’s budget plan. “It takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did,” Clinton said scathingly. NY Daily