The Obama victory in South Carolina this past Saturday was stunning. Regardless of the Billary spin it was a significant victory that, on Obama’s part, made no appeal to race or gender. His victory speech was electrifying. Watching MSNBC it was fascinating to see former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough say, “My blackberry has been going crazy with messages from Republicans and Independents saying this guy is amazing.”
For some reason I don’t think his Blackberry was crackling tonight after the President’s State of the Union address. That speech was thin, short on substance and, in many respects, years too late (the threats of budgetary vetoes for example).
The country needs to dream again. The New York Times op-ed yesterday by Caroline Kennedy and the announcement today of the endorsement by Senator Ted Kennedy add weight to what many of us have felt recently. We have not been so excited about a candidate for President since the 1960’s.
The fact that so many rank and file old line Democrats are supporting Obama must be driving Billary crackers. Today I received a call from one of my dear friends who fits the category of old line Democrat. He has been an ardent supporter of Democratic causes for over seven decades. He said he was putting Obama signs on his front yard. That is happening with many Democrats I know.
The road ahead is a perilous one. Billary will do anything to win. I am convinced of that. What is most disturbing is my fear that Billary will mount an attack which is designed to undermine the fledgling sense of hope that Obama engenders. Put another way, Billary will kill the hope that Obama exemplifies, and in so doing, kill the Democrats' opportunity to regain the White House
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