Who could possibly listen to Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech in Denver last night and not think about what a tremendous president we could have had? The Democratic Party really blew it. And our culture gets more shallow and stupid all the time. We got good old boy G. W. Bush instead of policy wonk and intellectual Al Gore. And now we get a flashy performer who can make the girls faint but stands and fights for nothing, instead of a woman who is a courageous fighter and has detailed knowledge of what Bush has done and what it’s going to take to fix it.
The idea of choosing a candidate based on sweet talking charm instead of experience and smarts is so incredibly shallow and stupid, but that's what just happened. Oh well. She may not be the nominee, but this male-dominated country now has a national leader who is a woman. We can't call her Madame President yet, but at long last, the women of this country have a beloved national leader who is actually a woman.
While I was sleeping, Lady Boomer pulled this relevant message from Hillary's speech:
Your determination to keep going, often in the face of enormous obstacles . . . you taught me so much.
To my supporters, to my champions, to my sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits, from the bottom of my heart, thank you, because you never gave in, and you never gave up. Together we made history. . . .
And even in the darkest moments, that is what Americans have done: we have found the faith to keep going. . . .
My mother was born before women could vote, my daughter got to vote for her mother for President. This is the story of America, of women and men who defy the odds and never give up.
So how do we give this country back to them? By following the example of a brave New Yorker, a woman who risked her lives to bring slaves to freedom along the underground railroad.
On that path to freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice:
‘If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If they’re shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop, keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.’
And even in the darkest moments. That is what Americans have done. We have found the faith to keep going.
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