Clinton: "Yes We Can!"

Hillary Clinton today officially suspended her campaign and endorsed Barack Obama.  In what I consider to be a great and powerful speech, Hillary was able to weave together the civil rights struggle, women's rights struggle, and four decades of public service to tell all of her supporters to support Barack Obama.  She went as far as speaking to the women in the room and around the country who were hopeful to see a woman as president, that defecting to McCain would be a set back for women's rights.  

Early on, a few of those in the crowd booed, but by the end the overwhelming majority were cheering on Barack Obama's name.  Quite a historical moment, and one can only hope, a prelude to McCain's defeat in the fall.

Based on Clinton's tenacity, and the fire that she still has for this election, I think that it might be a good move for Obama to pick her as VP, so long as she knows where her place is in his administration.  It will be interesting to see how that part of the story plays out, but if she is his VP there is no possible way he could lose, as she would likely deliver states like PA, MI, OH, WV, and AR if she was on the ticket.

Update: When Pat Buchanan calls a speech by Clinton "magnificent" you know it was special.

John McCain must be shitting his pants right now (and no, that wasn't a crack at his age).