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It was a masterful, quite frankly presidential speech, and what wasn't said couldn't be said, by anyone but the candidate. It is obvious and true Obama is short on experience, and saying otherwise would not only be disingenuous and not credible, but would have only left Hillary open to the charge she said one thing before and another now, and one is a lie. She spoke the truth that if you love your family and love your country, you cannot vote for McCain and 4 more years of Republican malfeasance. She spoke the truth that President Clinton was a very good and successful President, that Bush and the Republicans squandered his achievements, and that only a Democrat can take us back to the future. What was she supposed to do, throw herself under the bus by saying something opposite from what she campaigned on, something that is patently and undeniably untrue? Obama ran against experience and for change. and only he can sell the case that he has better judgment than McCain. To do so, he must run against McCain, not against the Clintons. I believe that's what he's set to do, and that he can do it. After the disastrous Bush policies, it shouldn't be that hard to make the case that the world is too dangerous to put another cowboy in charge. If he is too inexperienced to make that make that point, or if his inexperience does result in incompetence in office, is Hillary supposed to have made that false sale for him, and make herself complicit in helping place an incompetent in office on the basis of a lie? If, as I think he will, he makes the case for himself and wins, and presides competently, or better, this is all much ado about nothing. In the end, and in my view as a die-hard Hillary and Bill supporter who will vote Obama, but who won't be a die-hard Obama supporter until he's proved himself in office, Hillary's speech was perfect, perfectly delivered, perfectly hitting all the necessary points to persuade on-the-fence supporters that are subject to persuasion to vote Obama, and perfectly avoiding going over the top with any false statements of her beliefs, or of most of her supporters. It was her finest hour, and I am very very proud of her.
