David Ignatius, in the Post today:
'"Everyone knows that, somehow, the wheel has run off of our national discourse and our common life," Clinton said Monday. "And people don't want us to shout at each other any more. They want to be talked to, reasoned with, lifted up."
Is Clinton right about the country? Are Democrats doing well in this campaign season because Americans want to find their way back to the civilized center? Or are they profiting from the Democratic base's rage at George W. Bush? That's the troubling question that lingers after reading Halperin and Harris's book: If the Democrats win next month, will they be the heirs of Clinton's vision of politics or of Rove's? Are we heading for unity or even sharper division?'
The Clintons have made clear that they understand that the future belongs to politicians who bring the nation (and the world) together, not split it apart. Let's hope that the broader Democratic party understands that as well.