Post-Election Views

Who would've guessed a year ago that Barack Obama, a relatively unknown, first year senator from Illinois would out campaign Hillary Clinton, the odds-on-favorite? Senator Clinton had everything going for her: great name recognition, political savvy, wide ranging female support, loads of money, and married to possibly the most powerful Democratic leader of the last twenty years. And even with all that going for her, she lost the nomination to a campaign and to a candidate that out smarted everyone and then went on to win a lopsided Presidential Election...amazing, indeed. What's even more remarkable is that President-Elect Obama has defused two of his past critics by naming Hilary Clinton as his Secretary of State and neutralizing Bill Clinton's foreign speaking engagements and fund raising opportunities. Pure political genius. It should be exciting to see if Barack Obama can be as crafty as he maneuvers through the myriad of crises that will face him during the next four years. Let's hope that "Yes we can!" becomes a future fact of life and not just some fading bumber sticker of the past.