him and vulnerable women they are safe. also, the fact is spitzberge elt spitzer was busy buying sox. bob is speaking at a massage convention. clinton was the fourth choice. >> eric: mr. beckel, good choice, bad choice? >> bob: it makes enormous sense. clinton is the most popular democrat in the country and he has the eighty to pul -- the ability to pull in groups that obama is not strong with. the other thing, remind people he was the last democratic president who sat on top of a stellar economy and gave the first budget surplus and handed it off and it turned in a deficit. those are the things -- if you want someone to bring together the economic message, clinton is the right guy to do it. >> eric: dana, in 2008, senator clinton said mccain would be a better president than obama. also in 2008, senator obama said regarding senator clinton she is not seen as trustworthy by the american people.