Republican and Conservative political analysis and commentary

Congratulations to Barack Obama.

Obama, like Mike Huckabee, was able to slay the establishment while conveying a message of hope and change. Similarly, both portrayed themselves as outsiders and capitalized on their gifted oratory skills.

"They said this day would never come," Obama said to open his victory speech. And he was referring to more than just the pundits saying he would never win. 

Howard Fineman made an interesting assertion on Obama's victory last night on MSNBC. He said that in our country that is seeking change, Obama's race itself has become a symbol for that change. Earlier in the night, Pat Buchanan asked, facetiously, if Obama would be where he is if he wasn't black. Food for thought.

Looking down ballot, the ambulance-chasing, poor-exploiting, hyprocritical candidacy of John Edwards is, thankfully, finally done. His divisive language was indicative of the "K-street" Washington era that we all came to be fed up with.

Hillary Clinton, with a surprising third place finish, is not out of this race by any means. She still has $50 million cash on hand, and the last poll showed her as the choice of 45% of Democrats nationally.

The rest of the candidates, with the exception of Bill Richardson, dropped out of the race following thier poor showings. Richardson will be in the Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire this weekend where he will probably be an attack surrogate for Obama when he isn't stumbling over his words.