Say What, Bill Clinton?

I'm watching a commercial from the Obama administration starring our former impeached and disbarred president, Bill Clinton.
He says "President Obama wants to rebuild America from the ground up"
So, what exactly, is the ground up?
From the Free Dictionary: from the ground up From the most basic level to the highest level; completely     http://www.thefreedictionary.com/from+the+ground+up
So, is President Obama and Bill Clinton admitting that the American economy, life style, policies, security and other factors is so low, that it is at it's most basic caveman level?  Really Billy and Obamay?  Seriously, our problems are so bad that we are at the level of the Revolutionary War?
Wow, just wow, I didn't realize we were that bad off.
Or is it possible that Obama wants to start from the beginning into turning the United States into his vision of a socialist/communist state? 
Either way, it is a pretty eery quote from the blue dress lover.