Bill Clinton’s speech to the Democratic convention got rave reviews—Andrew Sullivan thinks it was one of the best speeches he has ever given. [Atlantic]

Howard Fineman agrees. [Newsweek]

Jonathan Chait calls the speech "graceful." [The Plank]

Ben Wasserstein notes one place where Bill Clinton conflicted with Obama’s message. [The Stump]

Times’s Karen Tumulty calls John Kerry’s speech "electrifying." [Swampland]

Candy Crowley wonders where this Kerry was four years ago. [CNN]

Joe Biden was introduced by his son, Beau, the attorney general of Delaware who is deploying to Iraq this fall. [Daily Kos]

Obama appeared on stage after Biden spoke and, among other points, defended his choice to hold tomorrow night’s speech at the Invesco stadium. [Ben Smith]

According to Jonathan Weisman, it was "an extraordinary piece of theatre." [Washington Post]

John McCain has decided on a running mate and will announce the pick tomorrow; Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen say it’s likely to be Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty, but Joe Lieberman is still in the mix. [Politico]

The Wall Street Journal editorial board wonders why the Obama campaign is suddenly so defensive about Bill Ayers. [WSJ]

David Axelrod offered a preview of Obama’s speech, but it’s not particularly revealing. [First Read]

The Iraq war veterans who led a large protest through Denver today are being granted a meeting with someone from the Obama campaign. [A.P.]

Teamsters President James Hoffa was invited to sit in Obama’s box. [Politico]

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