DNC day two

Hillary Clinton, in what was said to be the most important address of the Democratic National Convention, seemed genuinely sincere as she spoke about the grave stakes in the upcoming presidential election. Within seconds of the start of her speech, she made her intentions clear by advocating Barack Obama and encouraging her delegates to back him. "If you want a taste of freedom, keep going!" said Clinton, reiterating Harriet Tubman's statement while traveling the underground railroad. Appealing to a key group of her supporters who were on the fence about whom to vote for once the nomination escaped Hillary, she diverted the attention away from herself and outlined the issues that rallied followers around her campaign in the first place. She spoke about universal healthcare, equal rights, foreign policy, domestic policy and a green economy and turned them into democratic issues in an effort to unite the party into one right-railing unit. Wisely, she spoke directly to the die-hard faction of women who have said they’d rather vote for McCain than Obama now that Clinton is out of the running, a group whose votes McCain is aggressively pursuing and a group that’s shaping up to be a deciding factor in crucial battleground states like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. She talked about the suffragette movement and the obstacles that women have had to surmount before exhorting these backers to remember who was most important in this campaign. ``I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me?'' she said. The democrats have also learned a lesson from the 2004 election. No longer pulling punches in regards to the opposition, they’ve come out swinging. Clinton honored McCain’s service to the nation but was quick to attack his congressional voting record and campaign tenets, likening him to the maligned George W. Bush. She closed her speech the way she opened it--by espousing the importance of this election and championing Obama and the democratic cause:

…We have to get going by electing Barack Obama president. We don't have a moment to lose or a vote to spare. Nothing less than the fate of our nation and the future of our children hang in the balance. I want you to think about your children and grandchildren come election day. And think about the choices your parents and grandparents made that had such a big impact on your life and on the life of our nation. We've got to ensure that the choice we make in this election honors the sacrifices of all who came before us, and will fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope. That is our duty, to build that bright future, and to teach our children that in America there is no chasm too deep, no barrier too great -- and no ceiling too high -- for all who work hard, never back down, always keep going, have faith in God, in our country, and in each other.

I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN CLEAN UP THE MESS THAT BUSH MADE AND RESTORE OUR INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AMERICANS BY VOTING OBAMA/BIDEN.