I've Got a Bad Feeling About Bill's Speech

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Update - I was wrong.

Denver, CO - Former President Bill Clinton will deliver a speech later tonight that has taken on snowballing importance. Hillary Clinton did her part, and now Bill must do his, to get Barack Obama out of the hole they dug for him during the primaries.

Based on his remarks earlier today, the hole is just getting deeper. From Fox:

"Suppose for example you're a voter and you have candidate X and you have candidate Y," Clinton said. "Candidate X agrees with you on everything but you don't think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues but you believe that on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver. For whom will you vote?

"This is the kind of question that I predict - and this has nothing to do with what's going on now - but I am just saying if you look at five, 10, 15 years from now, you may actually see this delivery issue become a serious issue in Democratic debates because it is so hard to figure out how to turn good intentions into real changes in the lives of the people we represent."

At the New Jersey Delegates Breakfast this morning, I asked Gov. Jon Corzine what he thought Bill should do in his speech, and his answer did not inspire confidence:

Tommy Christopher, a Democrat, and Caleb Howe, a Republican, are on the ground in Denver to bring you their dueling political perspectives throughout the Democratic National Convention. Check back to follow their feature, "Floor Fight."

Filed Under: Bill Clinton, Democratic Convention, Floor Fight

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