The Call Heard Round the World

Tuesday, Bill Clinton called Barack Obama. No one can really know the content of the call except those on the phone and anyone listening...still the speculation was all over the news.

Westly Clark's comments were there, as were Obama's patriotism speech, but it was this call that captured my imagination.

How the two men will heal their past wounds real or imagined and what Bill Clinton's role will be in the upcoming election is hard to tell. Certainly Bill Clinton has a role to play.

I think ultimately how large the role Clinton plays and how successful he is at it, is entirely up to him. Can he get past his bitterness? That is what I want to know. Can he re-invent himself one more time, Madonna like, to remain relevant and weave his Clinton magic?

When Clinton was at his best he was something to see. I don't want to remember him on the trail for Hillary, which has evoked such remarks as "bizarre", "ill-tempered and ill-founded", and "not keeping with the image of a former president."

On the campaign trail no one in modern history could create momentum like Bill, except perhaps Barack and to this mix a Hillary, sans the "I'm the toughest man in the room" armor and add possibly a Colin Powell...now that's a yellow brick road I would like to skip down.