Hillary, where's your flag pin?
Well, it's almost 10 p.m. and I'm listening to Hillary's victory(?) speech. I understand hanging in there because you owe it to your supporters, but what about what the damage this does to your party?
Hillary, who was not wearing her flag pin this evening (I couldn't resist), is right now giving a speech that from one sentence to the next changes from a victory speech to a concession it seems.
She's spending a lot of time speaking in the past tense and her speech clearly lacks the energy that Obama's had two hours ago.
Obama's victory speech tonight was clearly a move to the next step into the general election.
He took more jabs at McCain and made several kind comments about Hillary in an apparent effort to heal the party's wounds caused by this primary season.
My gut tells me that over the course of the next week, we'll see more and more super delegates begin to come out and endorse Obama in an attempt to wrap up the nomination and begin the chase for November.
While technically tonight's win was not a knockout blow to the Clintons, it was about as close as you can get.
I don't think we will be seeing her bow out just yet, but I do see the day coming.
While mathematically a victory is still possible, the odds are about as bad as my chances of winning the Powerball.
What do you guys think?
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Did anyone notice the look on Bill's face during her speech last night. He was beet red and very somber looking. He only smiled when she mentioned his name. That was very clearly 'Unhappy Bill'.
As far as Rev. Wright goes, I really feel like him coming out last week was a deliberate effort to cause Obama trouble. My gut tells me he was upset over the earlier controversy and that was his way of getting back. What kind of friend calls in the National Press Club just so he can make a fool of himself? However, the conference did make for some great footage on both YouTube and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Truthfully, I don't about Wright in regards to Obama's candidacy. Jerry Falwell isn't any better and said most of the same things, just in a much less colorful way. Didn't he blame Sept. 11 on the gays? Coincidentally, that's also what the Westboro Baptist Church blames it on if you happen to know how those people are.
Personally, I see the whole Wright thing as a non-issue.If Barack were elected, there's is very little he, as President, can change without the full approval of Congress.
The races that truly matter for what you believe in are going to be taking place all over very soon...and those are the Congressional races. That's where the true power lies. A President can't even appoint a Judge without Congressional approval.
I'm anxious to see how this all plays out.