Everyone knew what Hillary's big task was last night--to unite her followers fehind Barack and against McCain. And to the extent she could, she did. (As Rachel Maddow pointed out, those who will not be swayed are "post-rational." I would choose less kind language, like "idiotic.")
But she had a second task as well, which she and Bill were smart enough to understand. She had to sway voters like me, who were so pissed at the conduct of her campaign, that we would have had a lot of trouble supporting her first in any future Presidential primary fight. (She's always get my vote against a Republican, to be sure.) And the Hillary I saw last night was exceptional. Had she kept that tone throughout her campaign, she might have gotten my vote. What I hope Bill is smart enough to do tonight is apologize. Just out and out say that in the zeal to support the woman he loves, (we all know what she put up with) he trod very close to a few lines if not crossing them entirely. We'll understand.
I want to love Bill again, I really do. He's like David Duchovny in Californication. You keep trying to get over him, but his irascible charm keeps pulling you back in. When it comes to Billary, you really want them in your corner, that's for sure.
The Morisot figure above, planted in a landscape by Martin, is far more delicate than our popular conception of Hillary, but I think it captures the part of her we don't see. Politiciians train themselves never to show weakness or vulnerability, so we weren't privy to what it must have been, must be, for Hillary to have come so close to her dream. She must have cried for a week, and who can blame her?
As for McCain, there's an excellent article on what an intellectual peabrain he is, much more like Bush than we realize. Do you know that he graduated 894 out of 899 at the Naval Academy? Don't vote for him. Don't even THINK of voting for him.
MCO 2008
P.S. Pet Peeve of the week. "Must of" or "should of" instead of "must have" or "should have" (or :"must've and should've).
she did a damn good job, didn't she? it felt a bit mechanical, but i cannot deny that in a similar position, mine would have been more exaggerated.
The Hy-art takes my breath away; this is an exquisite marriage of works.
I've long been a fan of Hillary. That's why I was so disgusted with her performance during the campaign. In my eyes, she redeemed herself last night and I just watch Bill do equally as well.
I think that your conmparison of BC with Duchovny's character is so on target. I like that show.