Hillary Roddam Clinton gave a dazzling, well-rehearsed performance at the Democrat Show last night. She handily achieved all three of her objectives with carefully chosen language and a delivery as bright as her orange pants suit. For two nights, the lackluster crowd milled around the floor looking like guests at an Irish wake before the drinks arrived. But when Hillary stepped up to the podium, out came the placards and the guests were ready to toast the nearly departed.
She didn’t need to outshine Barack, only Joe Biden. She did…and the mistake of leaving her off the ticket was apparent. She also fulfilled her Party obligation, urging her faithful to follow Obama, but offering no more than was absolutely necessary to maintain her favorable Democrat standing. Most importantly, Hillary’s speech focused on Hillary and set the stage for another run at the Presidency in 2012. In fact, you might as well think of this as the beginning of that campaign.
There were several touching moments when the cameras caught Bill looking misty-eyed and proud. At one point he even mouthed, “I love you”. Knowing the true Clintonian nature, it was hard to tell whether to hand him a handkerchief or an Oscar. Somehow, I’d prefer to believe that at least some of his antics might have rated a small Kleenex.
At the minimum, Mrs. Clinton’s itemized accomplishments assure her of a place in the dissed female candidates’ Hall of Fame. Let’s not forget she did so well that a bloodied Obama barely crawled across the finish line. Except for the turn of only one or two elements during the primaries, this would have been a Clinton Convention.
Publicly she declared, “No way, no how, no McCain”. I’m guessing that privately she’s cheering him on like crazy. As the most likely one-term president, he’s her best chance for speaking on her own behalf next time!
R.S.F.
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