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Finally! After the most long and drawn out primary season (especially the Democratic one), it’s time to get on with the general election. We now settle in for FIVE MONTHS of definitely different and opposing ideas. It’s not a 100% health program versus a 95% health program, but two very different concepts. And two totally different approaches to Iraq. And, it’s the two MEN, not the first female challenging a male, but the first black male taking on the white male. Gentlemen- let’s do this thing!  

Hillary began with 110% odds of winning the nomination and yet seventeen months after she sat regally in her New York living room and calmly declared: “I’m in and I’m in to win,” Hillary Clinton stands on a stage in a stifling hot shed in South Dakota, coughing and spluttering, as her daughter, Chelsea, grabs the microphone from her hand to take over the show.

As athletes are prone to say, Hillary did leave it all on the field. She held nothing back!

But, Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House. Vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton swiftly signaled an interest in joining the ticket as running mate. Who would have guessed she’d join what she’c been calling a “losing ticket” in November?

Will Barack take her on as a VP? I don’t see that, but this is politics after all!

Obama’s triumph was fashioned on prodigious fundraising, meticulous organizing and his theme of change aimed at an electorate opposed to the Iraq war and worried about the economy – all harnessed to his own innate gifts as a campaigner. While a plethora of unseen events could happen between now and then, the environment for a Democratic landslide and sweep of everything in sight seems a real possibility.

From New York, Hillary made it clear that she’s not done campaining. She wants to be the Vice President, but has she over stepped her line? Has she gone too far on the night that belonged to Obama? We shall see, but this night definitely belonged to Obama and when you compare the labored, boring, and dull John McCain speech to the Obama visionary oratory, it’s was Obama’s night.

Will the next five months be his?

First things first. First he must deal with and decide what to do with Hillary. We should know sooner than later.

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Finally! After the most long and drawn out primary season (especially the Democratic one), it’s time to get on with the general election. We now settle in for FIVE MONTHS of definitely different and opposing ideas. It’s not a 100% health program versus a 95% health program, but two very different concepts. And two totally different approaches to Iraq. And, it’s the two MEN, not the first female challenging a male, but the first black male taking on the white male. Gentlemen- let’s do this thing!  

Hillary began with 110% odds of winning the nomination and yet seventeen months after she sat regally in her New York living room and calmly declared: “I’m in and I’m in to win,” Hillary Clinton stands on a stage in a stifling hot shed in South Dakota, coughing and spluttering, as her daughter, Chelsea, grabs the microphone from her hand to take over the show.

As athletes are prone to say, Hillary did leave it all on the field. She held nothing back!

But, Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House. Vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton swiftly signaled an interest in joining the ticket as running mate. Who would have guessed she’d join what she’c been calling a “losing ticket” in November?

Will Barack take her on as a VP? I don’t see that, but this is politics after all!

Obama’s triumph was fashioned on prodigious fundraising, meticulous organizing and his theme of change aimed at an electorate opposed to the Iraq war and worried about the economy – all harnessed to his own innate gifts as a campaigner. While a plethora of unseen events could happen between now and then, the environment for a Democratic landslide and sweep of everything in sight seems a real possibility.

From New York, Hillary made it clear that she’s not done campaining. She wants to be the Vice President, but has she over stepped her line? Has she gone too far on the night that belonged to Obama? We shall see, but this night definitely belonged to Obama and when you compare the labored, boring, and dull John McCain speech to the Obama visionary oratory, it’s was Obama’s night.

Will the next five months be his?

First things first. First he must deal with and decide what to do with Hillary. We should know sooner than later.

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