Bill Clinton, 'Back to Work,' on 'The View': Talks Gingrich, Romney, Chelsea -- Former President Bill Clinton appeared on ABC morning program The View Wednesday to talk about his new book, Back to Work: Why We Need a Smart Government for a Strong Economy. While there, he also commented on subjects like Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and his wife and daughter.
Former President Bill Clinton argues in Back to Work, he says, that the places where the economy is stable or improving are the places where government works together with the private sector. An adversarial relationship will not help things get better.
Asked about this year's GOP candidates for the office he once held, former President Clinton said that Newt Gingrich has had some good ideas in the past. He also commented on Mitt Romney, "I think the best thing Romney did in Massachusetts was the health care plan," he said.
Asked about his wife, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, he said, "She wants, first of all, to stay in one place for two or three days. She is the most travelled secretary of state in history. She's tired."
Asked whether she will ever consider running for president again, he said, "I don't know what the future holds." However, he pointed out that she did not want to run the first time, but when she was talked into it, she gave it her all.
Asked about his recently married daughter, Chelsea, becoming a correspondent for NBC, the former president said, "I was surprised, too. Her first show's Monday night. From Arkansas." He said his daughter is still involved in interfaith projects overseas.
The co-hosts asked the president what there is to be optimistic about in America in a time that can seem so dour to so many.
"We still have the biggest economy," the former leader said. "Our average work force is younger than Europe and Japan." He said that people have lost money who have underestimated the U.S.
The trouble is, he said, "We're debating the wrong things."
Back to Work is published by Knopf and was released last month.
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