The fat man has sung or the woman in the pantsuit has demurred or something like that, what ever you say, it’s over, it’s finally over. Barack Obama has won the Democratic nomination and is on his way to becoming the first black president of the United States. Did I just say that or write that? I guess I did. Can he beat an elderly war hero, who has a reputation of being a maverick and supports a forever war in Iraq and has the wieldy power of the creepy, scary Republican election machine behind him? I think he can, I think he can, I think he can. First, there must be a breath taken, first there has to be some semblance of unity between Hillary and Barack. Does he choose her to be his running mate? Once I thought not, now I think maybe. I mean beyond her penchant for trying to steal every limelight that’s on the tree with Bill’s help, she does show a tenacity that should inspire everyone, especially women, who in the past have been judged by not only males but females alike, that showing tenacity is the first thing that will get you called the “B” word. Tenacity is what gets things done and should have no gender judgments associated with it. Will Hillary charges vote for McCain because of their anger of being upset by a viable, new energy-charged-charismatic Barack that no one could have beaten? If they do, let them remain Republicans for the rest of their petty lives. Even without them I think Barack wins because if you’re breathing the same air, hearing the same wind, tasting the new age as I am, the time for change is here for America and I don’t think anything can stop it even a deranged mind with a finger on the trigger. The mustiness of politics, the stench of pundits and reporters who want to create news and not report it all seem old, stale and without reason in these new times. Senator McCain challenged Barack to do weekly town meeting from now until the end of time, because he feels he talks better on his feet than the young nominee, I doubt Obama will do weekly town hall meetings they would get real boring real soon, but why not a town hall meeting one week, a one on one basketball game the next week and maybe a canasta match the following. And although McCain thinks he talks best on his feet he underestimates how well Senator Obama is at talking off the top of his head. He is by far the smartest man running for president and we will all witness this in the run up to the presidency. The world will witness it and will see the sea of change that he will inspire. Of course, Barack like all politician comes with the usual flaws that a politician comes with, the biggest is that he is a politician; but he comes with something that most politicians don’t have, a country that is thirsty for change, an electorate that is fed up with the status quo and are reminded daily of how we as a country have fallen behind in our vision, dreams and destiny of a land of the people, for the people and by the people. Barack Obama will deliver us with his inspiration; it is our responsibily to deliver what he inspires. A new age has come and I’m glad to be here to witness it…