Obama is THE Candidate by Acclamation... thanks, Hillary!

Just when I think politics is enough to make me sick, the Democrats rise above resentment, bitterness, competitiveness and rancor.  At 4:48 PM Denver time, Hillary Clinton released her New York Delegates and called for all the delegates to nominate Barack Obama by acclamation. 

And it happened.  No bickering, no in-fighting, no sulking, no pouting, no demonstrations!  Imagine.  We can all get along.

Now let's take that movement forward and work towards eliminating the partisanship that has caused our society to fray and rot.  If Democrats can agree, could the goal of national reconciliation be far behind? I think not.  Any grievances or hurt feelings or bitterness in our party has disappeared.  Our delegates joined together to show the country that it is possible to rise above all the pettiness, even among family members, when it is for the greater good. 

The word 'compromise' springs forth and reminds me of a time when my countrymen and I wished only to live in a fair society.  This business of 'my way or the highway' is passe, my friends.  That greater good includes the right to the pursuit of happiness, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, the right for a woman to have power over her own body, the right to decent and affordable health care and the right for a person of any nationality speaking any language and with any skin tone, hair or eye color to be treated equally under the law. 

No more 'driving while Black' or 'border patrol deportations' of legal residents and citizens who have earned the right to be here legally.  No more women cracking their head on the glass ceiling of opportunity in spite of their hard work and  advanced qualifications.  And no more old people or young people or middle-aged people who may or may not have insurance but still cannot afford the treatments or general medical care they need. 

It is time to invest in America's infrastructure, whether that is jobs, roads, bridges, airports, traintracks, education, medical services or mental health care.  It is time for the average working person to be able to make their bills and put something aside each month so that they can help their kids' futures expand and still manage to look forward to retiring one day.

No more plundering of our riches, whether they are our talents, lives or tax dollars.  Hear that John McCain?  It's over.   We are taking our country back, and although it is going to require great sacrifice on our parts, it is worth it.  Your kind will have to slither off to wherever your kind goes.

I feel like America is going to take back what it lost in January of 2001 when Bush and Cheney and the other robber barons began plundering our most precious treasure and breaking our fine and fair laws.  As the Governor of Ohio said the other day, "George W. Bush was born on third base like his father, but he didn't think he got there himself the way his dad did.  Nope, he stole second." 

It makes my heart swell with pride that our Democratic Party, the party of the common man, woman and child, has stopped squabbling. Finally!  And, yes, we can thank Hillary for rising above whatever it was she was dealing with.

God Bless America,  God Bless the Party and God Bless the Obamas and Bidens and most of all, God Bless Us.