9:42 PM: Everyone was snarking about how Biden got shortshrift not getting his own night. Nonsense. It’s obvious to everyone you needed to showcase Clinton. But man, this is a good speech. An entirely different kind of speech than Clinton gave last night. Not really about policy in any real sense. Totally different. Also very different from what President Obama will likely deliver later. But very powerful.
9:47 PM: Sort of like that song, Killing Mitt Softly.
Biden gets ragged on a lot in DC these days — for pretty thin reasons. He’s actually one of the sharpest, most serious people in DC. One of the key guys on foreign policy for some time. Really hope people get that.
It was a hug with Barack Obama that helped end Charlie Crist’s career. Tonight he came back for another.
It’s like John Kerry’s been sitting on a big can of whoop-ass for 8 years.
John Kerry: “Ask Osama bin Laden if he’s better off than he was four years ago.”
DNCC delegate who said she wants to kill Mitt Romney draws the attention of the Secret Service.