Out of sheer ambition and a dose of chutzpah, Raymond Roker is going to do a post every day between now and the election (24 days from today) and tie it to a letter of the alphabet. All the posts—in order, from A to Z—will be election and politics oriented, and no subject is off limits.

B is for Bill Clinton
Bill, we knew you when—and really liked you better then too. Yes, some will find it hard to ever forgive you for those cynical words in South Carolina. And Chris Rock hardly thinks you’ve been redeemed. Author Toni Morrison may now even regret actually calling you our “First Black President.” But your speech in Denver was vintage Bill. And you’re still, by far, my favorite president, if only for another month. In fairness, you and Hillary are doing a lot in spite of your losses so we should maybe be a little more appreciative. And whenever I forget your gifted ability to speak to t-kln;ghe American people better than anybody in modern times, you come out with beautifully presented thoughts like this (talking to Tom Brokaw about the ongoing challenges in Africa):

“I wish we could have a cessation in the use of the word “Africa” for just 18 months, while America learns that Africa is a continent. That, just in sub-Saharan Africa, has 48 separate countries. And that it’s not just the geography, it’s the politics, the culture, the language, everything is different. . . We’ve got to stop thinking that Africa is a monolith.” —Bill Clinton on Meet the Press, Sep 28, 2008