Hillary Clinton did an amazing job in her speech at the Democratic national convention. She mended fences, praised and pushed Obama , and attacked John McCain. In short, she did everything she was supposed to, and everything the Obama people could have hoped for. So why was Michelle Obama looking so miserable throughout Hillary's speech? Could it be because she looked so presidential? Could it be that she was afraid the audience would be thinking they picked the wrong candidate? Some think Obama has been struggling in the polls because he seems to have lost his direction. He snubbed Hillary for his vice presidential candidate, and could Michelle Obama now be realizing what a terrible mistake that was; failing to create the dream ticket because of his own stubbornness and pride? Joe Biden's a really good guy. Maybe he's qualified to be president, but he sure didn't get many votes when he tried. He's not likely to bring many votes he couldn't get over to Obama. By choosing Biden, after extolling the virtues of going outside the box and not picking a Beltway insider and looking for somebody who didn't have the same old jaded Washington experience, he merely appeared to be caving in to the criticisms that McCain has leveled at him that he somehow escaped when Clinton and Edwards and Biden, et al., leveled them at him themselves. In one fell swoop, choosing Biden over Hillary, but yes, choosing someone like Biden, created the look of a panicky candidate with no firm belief in his own rhetoric. As Hillary said, we need a democrat President...but will we get one in 2008? Stay tuned.
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Dare I say no? With Bush's popularity ratings so low, Obama should be polling very well. This is a very good omen for McCain. And perhaps Hillary. If Obama wins she may get a cabinet post or sit on the Supreme Court. But if he fails, she may get another shot at The White House.
I watched Hillary's speech and agree that she did what she had to do. But there was a notable absence of praise for Obama...oh she said "I support Obama" but she made little attempt to say how wonderful he was. Perhaps she doesn't think so. Perhaps when she goes behind the voting curtain, she'll pull the lever for her friend McCain. She won't be the only Dem doing so...
I do agree with you that the signs are better for McCain then for Obama, remarkably. How this country could even consider a republican, much less one that has backed Bush, is hard to conceive. I do believe Hillary's best chances are apart from Obama, which is why though he was wrong to snub her and fail to create a "dream ticket" , I believe she is better off without him. I still think, especially if he loses, that she has the best shot to be the first woman president, and probably in 2012. If he wins, the future for Hillary becomes more cloudy, but then she may find some major relevant spots in the meantime.
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