What rift? President Bill Clinton’s address was so hot it melted any frost that existed in the Democratic Party. It was so scorching it reminded hot-blooded Democrats of the commonality of purpose. The GOP wants a “reward…for the last eight years by giving them four more. “Thanks, but no thanks.”

Those in the Pepsi Center tasted victory in November; it would take an Ice Age to prevent Sen. Barack Obama from winning the White House. Clinton’s words eviscerated any sense of buyer’s remorse: If the Clintons can finally admit Obama is ready— well, the Party is just getting ready to party. The big movers and shakers on the floor agreed:

“I don’t think there’s any doubt or lingering fears that he’s not committed to see Barack Obama elected,” Rep. John Lewis, (D-GA) said in an interview. “He did what he had to do.” Rep. Lewis’ word is as good as any given his long relationship with the Clintons and February endorsement of Obama.

Unity came at such a premium—the Roll Call—that I and many around me in the nosebleeds figured Hillary would let delegates have their catharsis and do as they please.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said in an interview that some in his delegation “were upset they didn’t get a chance to vote,” but “the time for grieving is over. All of us now want to do the next step and make Nov. 4 the day where we make history again by electing the first African American nominee.”

“She did the right thing like she always does,” Sen. Chuck Schumer told me after Hillary’s dramatic moment during the Roll Call. “And it’s going to help us win.”

“The only thing that troubles me a little bit is that a lot of people who were for Hillary were pressured to vote for Obama,” said Dolores Huerta, the delegate from California who officially put Hillary’s name in nomination.

Apollo Pazell, an 18-year-old delegate from Utah seconded the nomination, and was “satisfied with the roll call,” and like Huerta, will support Obama in November.

If the Roll Call was solidifying, Bill Clinton’s speech took it to the top of the Rockies.

“President Clinton once again unified this party,” Sen. Bob Menendez said. Clinton “made a compelling case for Barack Obama on the substance, on the merits, recalled history— the difference years between Clinton years and republican years and wrapped Barack Obama in the perfect of setting of why change can be real.”