President Clinton talks about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford,(whom Jimmy hopes is a possible VP pick ) and Clinton’s new disillusionment with Canadian stereotypes. Jimmy asks President Clinton about his title of ‘First Black President’ and we’re taken back to the President’s unusual upbringing in small town Arkansas, and why he was awarded the title – which he proudly passes on to President Obama.
Last, and most importantly, we come to the Affordable Care Act. In this week when enrollments have skyrocketed,
Former President Bill Clinton praised the program, and predicted good news beyond health care. “One of the reasons no Americans got pay raises for a decade was because health care costs were going up to three times the rate of inflation, and a lot of employers, particularly small ones had nothing left with which to give their employees a pay raise. This is going to have huge positive economic benefits if we just stay with it and keep working it.”