Clinton's Speech  —  I probably shouldn't write any more about this woman and her staff.  Suffice it to say that I've found her behavior over the past couple of months to be utterly unconscionable and this speech is no different.  I think if I were to try to express how I really feel …

Next on Agenda Is Clinton's Role  —  Senator Barack Obama heads into the general election with obvious advantages: He is a Democratic candidate running in a sour atmosphere for Republicans, in a contest where voters are hungry for change and coming out of a campaign in which he filled arena after arena with supporters.

Text of Obama's speech Tuesday … Text of Democrat Barack Obama's prepared remarks for a rally on Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn., as released by his campaign:  —  Tonight, after 54 hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end.  —  Sixteen months have passed since …

That Outrageous, Delusional Clinton Speech  —  I'm sure plenty of people had strong reactions to that speech Hillary just gave.  For my money, the two most outragerous sentiments expressed were (and this is from my rough contemporaneous notes):  —  1.)  “What does Hillary want? ...

The Clintons Threaten  —  The speech tonight was a remarkable one for a candidate who has lost the nomination, though not remarkable for a Clinton.  It was an assertion that she had won the nomination and a refusal to concede anything to her opponent.  Classless, graceless, shameless, relentless.

She's Still Here!  —  He thought a little thing like winning would stop her?  —  Oh, Bambi.  —  Whoever said that after denial comes acceptance hadn't met the Clintons.  —  If Hillary could not have an acceptance speech, she wasn't going to have acceptance.

“Russert Has Spent 20 Years Building Credibility.  All Of A Sudden He's Taking Questions From [A] Daily Kos Blogger?”  —  Tonight may be the last of the primaries, but the discussion of the cable news coverage will no doubt continue for months to come.  MSNBC has bore the brunt of much of the criticism …

From Greek mythology, Obama learned a lesson  —  WASHINGTON - To understand how Barack Obama won the presidential primary, you have to look at what he learned when he lost.  —  Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton solidly in the Iowa caucuses in January, but five days later she beat him, painfully and unexpectedly, in New Hampshire.

Pelosi, Reid, Dean To Go Public: Democrats Need To Endorse  —  In the absence of a concession speech from Sen. Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night, top figures in the Democratic Party are set to go public, urging all uncommitted officials to declare their presidential affiliations.

Why We Went to Iraq  —  Of all that has been written about the play of things in Iraq, nothing that I have seen approximates the truth of what our ambassador to Baghdad, Ryan Crocker, recently said of this war: “In the end, how we leave and what we leave behind will be more important than how we came.”

This Moment  —  If I needed reassurance that this man is the most formidable force in American politics today, his speech tonight confirmed it.  It was shrewd - with an artful positioning on Iraq.  It was graceful - with respect for McCain's service and Clinton's tenacity.

Why I am an anti-intellectual  —  I am sorry to have offended Professor Heller with what I took to be a lighthearted gibe at Judith Butler.  Although my assessment of her stuff is basically the same as Martha Nussbaum's, I am happy to attribute my mystification at her language …