Paul Begala : Bill Clinton was determined to answer a call to service during his administration . He started 20 years ago with bipartisan support to let young people serve , he says . Nearly a million have joined ; helped in Afghanistan , Katrina , with veterans , the old , poor , children . Begala : Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal , who was America 's top commander on the battlefields of Afghanistan , has a new mission : `` All young Americans should have the opportunity and feel the responsibility to serve their country , '' he wrote this summer in Politico . ` As Obama swears in new elections , we should thank Clinton for AmeriCorps .
Paul Begala : Bill Clinton was determined to answer a call to service during his administration . He started 20 years ago with bipartisan support to let young people serve , he says . Nearly a million have joined ; helped in Afghanistan , Katrina , with veterans , the old , poor , children . Begala : As Obama swears in new elections , we should thank Clinton for AmeriCorps .