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I loved Hillary's speech. While I am a former supporter who is equally excited about voting for Barack Obama, I do have some lingering hard feelings about the way she was treated by the media. Last night proved again that Hillary is tough as nails and that her commitment goes beyond her own personal ambition. She has suffered what must be an incredibly painful experience (the narrowest loss in the highest voting primary ever) with enormous grace and magnanimity.
I have to disagree with the Republican-pushed notion that Hillary didn't do enough to counter her earlier criticisms of Obama's qualifications and readiness. She gave an unequivocal endorsement of Obama and a very clear directive to her supporters to vote for him. Had she tried to directly "undo" previous criticisms, the media commentary on the speech would be full of nothing but continuous replays of those earlier comments - comparing what she said before vs. now and questioning her sincerity. This would NOT have been helpful to Obama. He and others will make a strong case that he is ready to lead.
