How the Clintons Are Tag-Teaming Their Way to 2016
Hillary Clinton offered up a personal insight about her family on Friday that speaks volumes about what the 2016 presidential race will be like if she - as many expect - decides to run.
"Our motto is 'we're all in this together,'" she said, quoting the Clinton family mantra. "Which we totally believe."
And she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, lived out those words all week long, hopscotching from event to event, defending each other's record along the way.
In Washington, D.C., Friday afternoon, Hillary Clinton touted her husband's economic accomplishments while bashing former President George W. Bush's, in a detailed speech on the economy and unemployment.
"The 1990s taught us that even in the face of long-term economic trends, it's possible through smart policies and sound investments to enjoy broad based growth and shared prosperity," Clinton said at the New America Big Ideas conference at the Newseum.
Referring to Bill Clinton's lecture last week at Georgetown University where he also defended his economic policies in the White House, Hillary Clinton reiterated the numbers her husband boasted: "Twenty-three million jobs were created: raising the minimum wage, doubling the earned income tax credit that helped millions of low income families climb out of povertyand all with a balanced budget that resulted in surpluses as far as the eye can see."
The World's Most Formidable Political Tag Team
Hillary is one-half of the world's most formidable political tag team, and on Friday, she was just returning the favor. Earlier this week, the former president deflected criticism of both his wife's health and her handling of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
At a speaking appearance in Washington on Wednesday, he took aim at Karl Rove for his recent accusations that his wife has "brain damage."
"First, they said she faked her concussion and now they say she is auditioning for her part on 'The Walking Dead,'" Bill Clinton told PBS' Gwen Ifill at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's 2014 Fiscal Summit, adding "There is nothing to it. I was sort of dumbfounded."
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How the Clintons Are Tag-Teaming Their Way to 2016