"I love my country... But I think we should start seeing other people."
That is the bumper sticker that I saw today while driving home after listening to Bill Clinton speak at a Maria Cantwell event this evening. It sort of made me laugh. I have to admit that my expectations were kept at minimum. I have never seen him speak in person but have always heard the best. I did see him on the White House lawn one time playing with Buddy but that is the closest I have ever been. He certainly lights up a room. Tonight was great. The speech started off well and he immediately addressed the ever popular complaint that Democrats don't actually stand for anything. After mentioning his phone call to Hillary and her laundry list of Maria's Senate achievements, he then focused on each one. Bill was eloquent, confident, comfortable and at times he even made himself chuckle. While he was determined to keep things "more serious" tonight, he still managed to keep everyone entertained. He recognized his own success a number of times and also mentioned his belief that although he is very fortunate, it is his life's focus to give back what he has earned. He very politely and sincerely made sure to shake the hand of the sign language interpreter which I found especially thoughtful. I could go on... The one thing I was super disappointed about was the fact that he was whisked away to Jim McDermott's event and we didn't get a chance to have our picture taken with him :( I will have pictures soon...
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