That woman Hillary can’t help but make history. She held onto the spotlight for two nights of the Democratic National Convention. First she proclaimed genuine loyalty to the opponent she fought in a long heated campaign. And then gently and respectfully urged her supporters to do the same, to put aside their personal allegiance to her and do what was best for the country.

We can imagine that must have been painful. This was the first time, and maybe the only time she would hear “Hillary. Hillary” chanted at a national convention.

…for all women who dare to be opinionated and show off their brains and wear pantsuits.

Her speech was brilliant and sincere and you could imagine people falling in love with her all over again. And silently wishing she had ignored her highly-paid advisers and the media pit bulls throughout the campaign. Let loose, she spoke with heart and confidence and she spoke about being a woman.

I applauded when CNN commentator and political strategist James Carville drawled, “This is a really bad night for Hillary haters in the press.” He was speaking about some of his own people, of course, who can be rightfully blamed for their unequal treatment of Hillary.

It was also a bad night for the Hillary haters who haven’t liked her since she was First Lady. But also a bad night for John McCain who was part of the she’s-a-bitch pack and then came sniffing around, hoping to exploit her loss to his advantage. But as a suitor his flowers were dead and his candy stale as Hillary made it clear when she said “No way. No how. No McCain.”

At the same time, it was a really good night for those who always knew she was better than a lot of her speech writers who reined her in and pushed her into some bad blunders in the campaign. And a really good night for people who will continue to believe they will see a woman president in their time. And for all women who dare to be opinionated and show off their brains and wear pantsuits.

Her Tuesday night speech before the Democratic National Convention was a class act. And then she returned tonight to make even more history, practically stealing her own show, to go before the convention and move that the rules be suspended, that the formal state roll call end and Barack Obama be nominated by acclimation.

Now we can see that Hillary won more than she lost in running for president. She wielded her power at for at least half the convention. And then, like a wise royal, she graciously gave Obama his due.

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Tags: Democratic_National_Convention, Hillary_Clinton, Juicy_Tomatoes, Susan_Swartz

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