<blockquote>Here’s why I think Bill Clinton’s speech was successful. For all of his tortured arguments and wonky, ponderous asides, Bill Clinton made a substantive case. He dealt with facts and statistics. He made points and then explained why he made them. He had details. Boy, did he have details. In short, he did what almost no one at the Republican convention tried to do, what few conventions bother to do anymore. He treated the American people like thinking human beings.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/06/ex-bush-aide-on-how-bill-clinton-s-speech-bested-mitt-romney-s.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29">Ex-Bush Aide On How Bill Clinton’s Speech Bested Mitt Romney’s - The Daily Beast</a>.