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Clinton And Kerry Reax
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Crowley on Clinton: ...that was full-throated, sincere-sounding, and sophisticated case for his wife's former mortal rival. He didn't even mount a touchy retroactive defense of his record fom the 1990s, which I had somewhat expected. I predict a wave of, "Oh, Bill, how can we stay mad at you?" commentary in the coming days. Karen Tumulty: I was feeling sorry for John Kerry having to follow Bill Clinton in the speaking lineup, but he electrified the audience as I have never seen him do before. As Scherer ...

The Big Dog
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Michael Crowley: "He may nevert be completely absolved by Obama's core supporters, and his standing will probably never be restored to the Olympian heights of a couple of years ago. But that was full-throated, sincere-sounding, and sophisticated case for his wife's former mortal rival." ...

MORNING READ
News — ... . Clinton made a "sophisticated case" that sounded sincere, and he stayed away from making a "touchy" defense of his own record, writes The Stump's Michael Crowley . But while Clinton spent much of his time attacking Republicans on domestic policy, Biden, in his veep nomination acceptance speech, fired away and made John McCain seem weak on foreign policy, writes ...

The Big Dog
Political Animal — THE BIG DOG... Looking back at the contentious Democratic presidential primaries, it's probably fair to say that Bill Clinton didn't emerge from the process as revered and respected as he was going into the process. His standing in party circles is still arguably without equal, but Clinton it's not where it once was. That said, watching the maestro at work last night, it became surprisingly easy for Democrats to forget all about the unpleasantness. TNR's Michael Crowley wrote , "I predict a wave of, 'Oh, Bill, how can we stay mad at you?' commentary in the coming days," ...