"It’s not an accident that America is creating jobs faster than at any time since the last time a Democrat was President.  It’s not an accident that our manufacturers are creating jobs for the first time since the last time a Democrat was President.  It’s not an accident that health care inflation is running at the lowest rate in almost 50 years, and that our deficits are falling faster than they have in 60 years.

"It’s because we believe in middle-class economics.  We believe in the idea that this country does best when everybody gets a fair shot, everybody is doing their fair share, everybody has to play by the same rules.  Not top-down economics. Not trickle-down economics.  If we were actually to look at the evidence, it’s pretty clear whose theory of how to grow the economy and make sure American people are prospering, which theory works.  We know their ideas don’t work."  [transcript]