Hillary Clinton is a much better former candidate for president than she was a candidate for president.
While listening to last night’s speech, I was convinced for the first time that she really would make a good president, and she really does have strong leadership qualities.
I could not help but think that if she had campaigned for herself instead of campaigning against Obama, she could very well have ended up with the nomination. Her campaign’s mean-spirited attacks against Obama were what brought her down.
But that’s all behind us. Now she is campaigning as I thought she always should have: She’s emphasizing the differences between the party platform by pointing out the differences between the Democrats and the Republicans, and attacking John McCain for his wrongheaded support of failed Bush policies, and she’s promoting the better plans that her party supports.
And to all those Hillary supporters who say they’d rather vote for McCain than Obama, I thought she nailed it with:
I want you — I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me, or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him?
Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids?
Were you in it for that young boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage?
Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?
We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges, leaders who can help us show ourselves and the world that with our ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit, there are no limits to what is possible in America.
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We don’t have a moment to lose or a vote to spare. Nothing less than the fate of our nation and the future of our children hangs in the balance.
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That is our mission, Democrats. Let’s elect Barack Obama and Joe Biden for that future worthy of our great country.
She really delivered a great speech, and I am looking forward to hearing more from her during the next couple of months.
Very well said, Bro!
Karen