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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Clinton "very glad" Obama gave speech

Hillary Clinton also calls the Democratic contest a "historic moment ... something that all Americans can, and should, celebrate."

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  • Tuesday, March 18, 2008 01:32 PM

    and that should be the end of it

    I think her response was right on with what she needed to say and how she needed to say it. And I can only hope, for her sake and for the sake of the Party, that she can muzzle Penn and Wolfson to keep them from saying anything inappropriately snarky or out of line with her own response.

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