Now I get why the Republicans were praising Clinton so aggressively, at least up until last night...
They keep asking, ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW?
They don't mean, are you better off now compared to 2008, because the resounding answer to that is absolutely YES for almost everyone.
They don't talk about Bush Jr., they talk about Clinton. Why?
They want people to subliminally answer the question, ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN WHEN YOU HAD BILL CLINTON AS PRESIDENT?
They want us to think Obama is lousy in comparison, so it's time to throw him out.
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Read their response to Clinton's speech last night:
“President Clinton drew a stark contrast between himself and President Obama tonight. Bill Clinton worked with Republicans, balanced the budget, and after four years he could say you were better off. Barack Obama hasn’t worked across the aisle – he’s barely worked with other Democrats – and has the worst economic record of any president in modern history. President Clinton’s speech brought the disappointment and failure of President Obama’s time in office clearly into focus.”
This made no sense, right? But read it with the lens that they want you to think about whether you were better off under Clinton than Obama, and all of a sudden it does make sense.
They have no hope running on are you better off than you were under Bush. No hope at all.
But they may have a ray of hope if they can make you think you were better off under Clinton, so maybe Obama doesn't know what he is doing.
What do you guys think?