The Power of Our Example

By Sniffles

This week has been a tremendous reminder of why the Republicans hate the Clintons like poison: Because they're soooooooooooo darn good.

We loved every word of President Clinton's speech last night. We particularly loved one of his most important points. It's something so obvious, so full of truth and common sense, that surely we all know it in our hearts. Yet, after the disastrous Bush-Cheney Presidency, it was vitally important to hear.

It's better when people like you.

Really. America as a nation was much better off in the days when the world admired and believed in us — before Bush invaded another country on the basis of a lie. "People the world over," President Clinton said, "have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."

We agree. Which is why we were so moved to see 200,000 people in Berlin waving American flags this summer. Senator Obama — the first African-American nominee of a major party for President — is the latest power of our example.

We PURR happily at President Clinton for one of the most brilliant speeches of his career. And we send wet, scratchy kisses to Joe Biden — for making the best Freudian slip we've ever heard.

(Photo: Reuters/Larry Downing)