Posted by
KsReaganite on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:20:54 PM
Moments ago Hillary Rodham Clinton finished speaking at the Democratic National Convention. With the exception of the required few nasty digs at 'her friend' John McCain, the speech was remarkably decent and fair for a political convention. I was pleasantly surprised at its display of civility, coming from a personality generally associated with polarizing politics. This is specially so given my last post. I did notice, however, that in her tribute to the 19th Amendment (the right to vote for women), Mrs. Clinton plainly overlooked the historical legacy of the suffrage movement: it was a struggle that was backed by the Republican Party and generally opposed by the Democrats (just like the fight for the rights of slaves and of the unborn). But bless her heart, she managed to deliver a good upbeat political speech with no more than three personal attacks at John McCain. That is a huge accomplishment for any Democratic Convention speaker. And it speaks volumes of both the growing maturity of Senator Clinton and the undeniable respect in which Senator McCain is held by all patriotic Americans.
Her famous 3 am ad, which she avoided bringing up, is still valid though: is Barack Obama the guy we want answering the 3 am call about a world in crisis? Hillary Clinton doesn't think so; John McCain doesn't think so; I don't think so; and deep in your heart, I doubt you think so either.