Mending Fences

This will be tricky. Can Barack Obama mend fences with Bill Clinton?

Obama welcomes Bill Clinton aid

Barack Obama is looking forward to campaigning with a pair of Clintons this summer and fall. But don’t bother asking if he’ll pick the Clinton he just defeated as his running mate. Fielding questions on his campaign plane over Virginia, Obama heaped praise on Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, his vanquished Democratic rival, pronouncing himself “grateful for her support.” He also said he expected to mend fences with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who criticized Obama sharply at [...]