[zU8KbeIU]

Far from a snooze-fest for me. There is one candidate out there who is more inspiring than either Hillary or the unmentioned John, on the other side of the Party divide. Of course that candidate is Barack (pardon my departure from the 'Obama' tag in the thread title).

Although Hillary has the right to battle to the end, and "horror of horrors," make for a deadlock at the convention, I think she has already accomplished what Republicans needed, the unthinkable bludgeoning of the Party as it turned on itself with her relentless push to discredit her Democratic opponent. And not because Barack deserves it, but because he is in her way. This may all serve her well if she succeeds, but more likely she has also laid the foundation for her own demise.

• If Barack is not experienced enough, how would she stack up to John? Although younger than John, the senior moments and crotchety behaviour he has frequently illustrated would not be held in relief with Hillary speak, and her profile among younger and new voters.
• And while she can claim to be an opponent to President Bush's war in Iraq once the intelligence was disproven, it is far less dramatic, again by degrees, from Barack versus John, since Barack opposed the war in Iraq at the outset.

Hillary knows that John still supports an illegitimate Iraq war, that continues to drag down America in a number of areas from economic to world leadership. But as her husband, and former President Bill relates, they like and respect each other a great deal. Curiously, Hillary was so confident that she and John were better positioned to be President, that she created that 'threshold' (aka 'barrier') argument, in which she determined that Barack not only did not make the grade for President, but later, did not yet make the grade for Vice President. Not a very normal thing coming from a so-called Democrat, and it won't be forgotten.



Courtesy nymag.com

That threshold argument could have also applied to her husband if it actually was based on experience rather than the code words that some saw. Without Bill in office the rest of the charade would also fall apart. She wouldn't have been First Lady. She couldn't have then stretched the First Lady duties as executed by her, that turned into a fantasy world of dodging bullets and conducting negotiations in troubled areas of the world. And who backed her up on all this rubbish? Not those that were there, but good old Bill, who knew better. I am sure her colleagues must have fallen over in laughter after hearing all this, not once, but at least three times before visual and other evidence exposed her unmercifully. Is that what you want from your Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party?

Meanwhile we have heard that not only Hillary but also John having disrespect for the young upstart from Illinois. Such convergence. There are many other distinguished Senators that have endorsed Barack, but then again. none of them have that threshold magic that both Hillary and John currently have, so what does any of that matter?

Hillary, you might consider - aside from Bill - JFK, Teddy Roosevelt, and even Abe Lincoln as candidates that didn't have enough of what you call experience to allow them to become Presidents. They seem like they were more than capable of handling crisis and the rigours of office. Or how about elective office? Barack actually has had more legislative experience than you have based on combined years, and at both the state and national level, not just the latter.



Time Magazine / Courtesy deplique.net

America has an opportunity to turn a page to a newer, younger, and potentially more vibrant leadership in Barack. And I hope that voters can see through all the distractions and rhetoric and make it happen. Or find yourself years later, wondering why you didn't.