Obama WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thought this was well done by the Globe online:
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/gallery/060408_Obama_front_pages/

Last night, I felt as if I was transported in time. Looking at a man who looks like me, at the foot of the statue of a president with foresight. Hearing the words echoing across the masses, resonating with a desire for change in America. Feeling the pride, swelling deep inside, of finally having been recognized as a person, not as just a person of color.

Wait, I got confused. For a moment, looking at the projection image of Obama giving his speech last night, I felt a tinge of what it must have felt like to have been in Washington, DC, in August 1963. Strident tones springing forth from the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. must have pealed like cathedral bells in the ears of all they fell upon, just like last night. Obama's speech resonated with that desire for change in America, presidential in nature, transcendent in spirit.

Lee Greenwood should do a remix of his song, now, with Jay-Z.

Just kidding about the remix, but you know how serious this moment was, for ALL Americans, isn't it?

Hillary Clinton would have been at the very bottom of my list for Democratic nominee out of the pool that ran. She finished strong though and had a lot of support. Obviously, millions of Americans feel differently about that.
Obama and Clinton are pragmatists. To get as far as they have gotten, they would have to be. Our crappy primary and electoral system rules out ideologues. I think Obama has to offer the Vice-President slot to Hillary, regardless of the bad blood that has happened. It is sheer 100%, pragmatic, play to win politics.
Personally I was hoping for Jim Webb or someone else with similar politics from a red state that could go blue but the nature of the primaries doesn’t lend itself to that unless Hillary turns it down. Whatever the case, Obama has to have Hillary strongly in his corner for a victory in November. She finished way too strong to be ignored.

Congratulations on Obama's clinching the delegates for nomination. It was a hard fight and Obama should be commended.

It'll be some work to get Clinton and her supporters on board, but I think this will be a good test of Obama's political skills. I read the book "Team of Rivals" by Doris Goodwin about Lincoln and his cabinet. An excerpt from Amazon.com:

"Goodwin makes the case for Lincoln's political genius by examining his relationships with three men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom were opponents for the Republican nomination in 1860: William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates. These men, all accomplished, nationally known, and presidential, originally disdained Lincoln for his backwoods upbringing and lack of experience, and were shocked and humiliated at losing to this relatively obscure Illinois lawyer. Yet Lincoln not only convinced them to join his administration--Seward as secretary of state, Chase as secretary of the treasury, and Bates as attorney general--he ultimately gained their admiration and respect as well. How he soothed egos, turned rivals into allies, and dealt with many challenges to his leadership, all for the sake of the greater good, is largely what Goodwin's fine book is about. Had he not possessed the wisdom and confidence to select and work with the best people, she argues, he could not have led the nation through one of its darkest periods. "

From what I've seen of Obama so far, he seems to have the same political skills as Lincoln to win over political rivals. I voted for Hillary, but I admire the way Obama has handled the controversies of Reverend Wright and his former church. What Obama will face with easing Clinton and her supporters into his campaign seems comparable to what Lincoln had to go through with Seward, Chase, and Bates. This isn't anything new. I think he's well prepared for McCain now that he's been tested.

I don't think anyone is going to say Obama is going to be a push over. Powerful, powerful indictment connecting McCain to Bush's failed policies. The end of indictment sent the crow into a frenzy...he's certainly an amazing speaker.

He then can tone it down to remind us that we are Americans first and pre-emptively called out any fearmongering from the other side.

"This is our moment. This is our time." Another crecscendo. What a beautiful amazing speech...he gives me the goosebumps with how truly amazing this moment is in our history.

Hillary has lost and yet she will not congratulate Obama for winning the nomination.

She says she will not decide what she's going to do tonight. She will talk to her supports and party leaders...how bout talking to the nominee, Barack Obama?

Just as she did in Iowa when she wouldn't even congratulate Obama, she really blew this one. She really should have done more to begin to mend the wounds of this party.

Obama should not even consider her to be the VP unless she's willing to have just an ounce of humility to congratulate him for beating her in this contest.

A truly historic night....as an African American becomes the first nominee of any major party.

Now we have to unify the Democratic Party and focus on a landslide victory in November.

I am pretty excited about Obama!