The Winner Is: Barack Obama

After many debates, speeches, bus, car, and plane rides, shaking of hands, campaigning, primaries, caucuses, dinners, town hall meetings, diners, auditoriums and other venues, we now have a presumptive Democratic nominee. His name is Senator Barack Obama, an intelligent, charming, super duper charismatic, good-looking, magnetic, crowd pleasing, strong spoken individual. He shocked Senator Hillary Clinton and the world on Tuesday, by becoming the long shot winner, of the democratic primary. It appears that Senator Clinton was so shocked, that she could not bring her- self to open her mouth and say congratulations, you won the race. Not until twenty-three House members, and eight Senators called her, and told her it was urgent that she concede, and endorse Senator Obama , did she come a little way into reality, and tell her supporters, that she would concede on Saturday, and endorse the winner. She is still caught up in waiting for something to happen, so that she will be the nominee, so she reserves the right they say, to have her name placed on the ballot as nominee.

I have lost any respect, that I may have had, for Senator Clinton, she is very destructive and narcissistic, as well as delusional (note her Bosnia sniper fire story), one who I feel would not make a stable minded, commander-in-chief. Just my opinion. But, back to the happy story, this man Barack Obama is the first bi-racial person, in the history of our country, to reach this level of leadership, even if he doesn't win, this is historic. A role model for all children, those of color and those not. This is what can be achieved in this great country, because all people did this. He could not have gotten here without people of all races, especially those not of color, as they are the majority without a doubt. So all persuasions made a choice, that he would be the one to carry the banner.

Immediately, all around the world, France, London, Madrid, Italy, Germany, Russia and papers in multiple other countries hailed the United States for having the audacity, as Mr. Obama would say, to elect a person of color, as a potential leader. The United States, in the eyes of the world, rose seventy-five per-cent, overnight. There is such excitement in the air, that this person may bring about a needed change in diplomacy with other countries, end the unnecessary war in Iraq, and bring about some peace where it is needed by talking, and not isolating the United States. He most certainly, will not be able to get everything done, that he wants to, in four years, but just having him as the nominee, is a good start, the next step is getting him elected.

It was so interesting, watching the commentators on Tuesday evening, on the various channels, most notably for me, was Chris Matthews of MSNBC's Hardball, who has had a hard time trying to be neutral, since his children became, as many other young people is the country, as well as old, very impressed with Senator Obama, who is exceptionally inspirational, to many Americans. His speech was so strong, many people were crying, including your's truly. Obama was so very gracious, offering Mrs. Clinton, his praise for a race well run. Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, Keith Oberman, and others were effusive, their faces showed how pleased they were, that Senator Obama was the eventual winner of the Democratic primary.

This is truly one for the history books, and now the next leg of the campaign begins, the press to the finish line. The debates will pit the older lion, Senator John McCain against the younger lion, experience versus change, new ideas against old revised ideas, seemingly rigid against flexible, strong against strong, possibly future against past. This may be a battle of the Knights of the Roundtable, never in history, have two senators squared off against each other, in a presi- dential election. Historians, take out your pens, this could be good and very good.