June 3rd makes History June 6, 2008
Posted by Conrad Hubbard in : The Chip , trackback
I have been watching to make sure that somehow a good thing didn’t turn out to be a dream. On June 3rd, Barack Obama finally clinched the required number of delegates to gain the Democratic Party nomination for President in the 2008 Presidential Election. Initially it looked like Hillary Clinton might somehow try to fight the nomination, so I held my breath for a bit to see what might happen. Friends of mine greeted me the next day to pick with me about his victory, since I have been such an obvious supporter for a long time. Even though I was happy that he had won, I was careful to remind them that the primary season might not be over yet. Indeed, I remember on the night when he gained that vote, and gave a speech, I was even afraid that some psycho might take it all away in a single shot.
America has turned a corner, though. Obama really did win the nomination, and if all goes well he will win the Presidency. His primary victory has already improved the image of America in some parts of the world, and if he wins it is likely to improve even more. There is a sense that we have finally realized the dream of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a sense that we are as tired of the antagonistic policies of the most recent administration as the rest of the world is…
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