Democratic candidates commenting on former President Bill Clinton, and his response to their attacks on Hillary Clinton:
"Corruption has crept its way into our government over a period of decades. . . . Look at what happened in the 1990s when we had a Democratic president, Democratic House, and Democratic Senate, but still drug companies and insurance companies and their lobbyists killed universal healthcare in the United States of America.
John Edwards, speaking at Iowa Democrats' Jefferson Jackson Dinner on Saturday about the influence of special interests
"The Clintons, what they did was, they closed the door. . . . They wouldn't let in potential allies, even members of Congress, who wanted to work on the issue. What happens when you've got a closed door, the insurance industry starts mobilizing."
Barack Obama, talking in Sioux City, Iowa, on Friday about the failed effort to overhaul healthcare during Bill Clinton's first term
"Even though those boys have been getting tough on her lately, she can handle it."
Bill Clinton, campaigning Monday in North Charleston, S.C.
