"My mother was born before women had the right to vote and my daughter had the right to vote for her mother for president"

I was motivated to begin this blog after watching Hillary Clinton's speech at the Denver Democratic National Convention.  Much of her speech was dedicated to women, reminding them that although it is Obama and not Clinton as the Democratic nominee for this year's elections, she has still put 18 million cracks in that pesky glass ceiling American women are always attempting to shatter.

Clinton's speech was incredibly moving and inspiring.  For all women watching, it was a reminder that we cannot stop moving forward.  For all democrats watching, it was supposed to be a reminder that we cannot stop moving forward.  The quotes Clinton used from Harriet Tubman about never stopping, not when the dogs are barking, not when the search lights are on, no matter what you continue ahead without looking back, were dead on with Clinton's main point (aside form women's rights, of course).  Speaking to Clinton supporters who say they would rather see McCain in the White House than Obama, Clinton correctly and honorably reminded them that her ideals are not lost in the presidential race just because she is.  Her speech was meant to send out the message that there is someone running in the election who most closely reflects the changes she would have made and that person is Obama.

In other words, Clinton supporters--why would you go to the McCain side?  Were you supporting ideals or names?  What is it exactly that you want from the next president?  By supporting Clinton, you're saying that you support democratic ideals, so why would you support McCain, who is basically a Bush-extension plan for the republicans?

Clinton made this point so clearly and I became hopeful.  I have been somewhat trouble by these issues lately and thought that this speech may turn things around. These hopes were immediately trampled when, minutes after the speech concluded, a woman being interviewed, while sobbing, rambled on for minutes about how upset she was that Clinton will not be the next president and how, although she's not voting for McCain, she does not yet 'feel comfortable' with Obama and, after years of voting and urging friends and family to vote along with her, she now does not know if she will show up to the polls in November.

"DID YOU NOT JUST LISTEN TO CLINTON'S SPEECH?!?!?!?" was all I could think.  "Or could you not hear it over the sound of your crying for the death of Clinton's presidential chances?"  The point that Hillary and I are making is this...however sad you may be that she is not the democratic nominee, move on, and move in the right--or should I say left to avoid severe irony--direction.  If you truly believe in Hillary Clinton's message, stick to your guns!  If you don't get what you wanted the most do you turn around and ask for the complete opposite of it?  Or do you work with the closest thing you have available to it?  

Bottom line is, if Clinton is endorsing Obama and you support Clinton....can you see where this is going?  If anyone has any reasoning against this, I would love to hear it.

Thanks for reading my first official blog!