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Regardless of Bill Clinton's politics or personal life, he grew up in obscurity and was elected to the presidency - twice. Don't take that away from him, because then you take it away from every other kid in America sitting out there in a school bus with a big dream.

In the run-up to the 1992 Democratic convention, Clinton's campaign realized that voters thought the young governor had a privileged upbringing. They didn't buy his alleged concern for the middle class.

Clinton was a president who used his office, in creative ways, to try to reinvigorate the federal government to benefit the majority.

Not everyone has the survival skills of William Jefferson Clinton.

By the time Clinton graduated from Yale Law School, many people, including her boyfriend Bill, believed she could, and should, embark on a political career. She'd given the Wellesley commencement speech that had earned her a 'Life' write-up of her own.

The student community of Presidency College was also politically most active.

Education has not traditionally been a large concern in presidential elections, presumably because the president does not run schools.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.

I learned more about elections on election night 2000 than I ever did during my 16 years of schooling.