Bill Clinton’s Speech Likely to Address Economy

Susan Davis reports from Denver on the Democratic convention. Former President Bill Clinton will address the convention tonight, but what exactly Clinton will say is anybody’s guess. The theme of the evening, “Securing America’s Future,” is supposed to be national and foreign policy focused, but Clinton advisers say the former president will likely hit on economic themes and Democrats’ successes in that area—particularly during his administration. While Barack Obama ’s campaign has been reviewing and scrubbing all convention speakers’ remarks, it’s unlikely they were able to give that treatment to Clinton. One Clinton adviser said the former president wrote this speech the same way he’s written all of his speeches–in long hand on a yellow legal pad. Obama adviser Anita Dunn told reporters this morning that there was no nail-biting going on in the Clinton campaign. “We’re not nervous at all,” she said, “We’re quite excited about it.” The former president speaks a day after ... (link)