Politics | President Obama Give 'Brilliant' Obama Some Credit: Bill Clinton President has done a lot to benefit the country: ex-president By Nick McMaster Posted Jun 28, 2010 1:47 PM CDT Copied Bill Clinton speaks during a meeting of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission, which Clinton co-chairs, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Wednesday June 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Diaz) The American public doesn't appreciate what President Obama has done for the country, Bill Clinton says. Though the two have had a somewhat frosty relationship since the campaign, Politico notes, Clinton said yesterday: “I think he's done a better job than he's given credit for. I feel very strongly about this.” Clinton noted that any president's approval rating suffers during a recession. “Until people feel good about their own lives, they're not going to feel good about their president,” Clinton said. “And there's nothing you can do about that." Read These Next A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Desperate search for missing campers continues in Texas. Report an error