That’s what Bill Kristol says: “Hillary Clinton was cruising along, raising big money, triangulating on Iraq, rounding up supporters who felt they had little choice but to sign on. And then Geffen spoke up. Suddenly Democrats all over the country may be thinking to themselves, ‘Well, what about that? Why exactly do we have to be for Hillary anyway? Shouldn’t we consider some alternatives?’”

Just think of it. David Geffen. Conscience of a nation. The small, still voice that saved us all.