Bill Clinton Rises to the Occasion

Last night it was former president Bill Clinton's turn, following wife Hillary's lead, to put the harsh feelings engendered by a hard-fought Democratic presidential campaign behind him and declare his support for Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. And he didn't disappoint by coming out emphatically in support of the junior senator from Illinois:

I say to you: Barack Obama is ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world. Barack Obama is ready to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States.