Bill Clinton just finished addressing the DLC convention. When he speaks to a crowd like this, addressing all the pressing issues facing the country today - iraq, the economy, the incompetence of cronyism and abuse of power, the rising tide of public opinion against globalization, poverty, diplomacy, the military - as well as the past, present and future of the organization itself, it’s impossible not to miss his intensity, wonkishness, and optimism.

When Bill Clinton offers his advice on how to make this country better he’s neither patronizing nor scolding. Instead he draws you in so completely that you want, no need, to become a part of something bigger and more important than yourself.

This post was written by Mary Mancini