My Hair, The Hillary Moment

Watching Senator Clinton's concession speech was a moving and guilt-laden experience for me. While I believe that she would make a grand president, is as smart as any candidate the Democrats have run for the office, and certainly in a different league from the current occupant of the Oval Office, I couldn't be as enthusiastic about her candidacy as I thought I should be. She was my vegetables; Obama was my bread. She was good for me, but I filled up on the bread basket before my salad arrived. I never cared about likability before; hey, I dragged my three children to Pennsylvania to campaign for John Kerry, who was an enthusiastic non-Bush, but not particularly someone I would want to get to know. But I, like many others, disliked the entitled incumbency that I felt was pushed down my throat by the Clinton machine. She was on the Democratic bench, and I was glad. But I didn't want my choice or vote denied because of a feeling that Hillary was "next."

I'm embarrassed now that in defeat, she seems so darn likable. Of course, her loss made her more human and real. (Not unlike Clinton's tears in a New Hampshire coffee shop, when she is the real underdog, she is aces.)

Why did the moment, even in the roaring crowd of the National Buildings Museum, seem so much more intimate than so many others before?

I know what you're thinking.

It's just like my hair.

After weeks of hair that looks shaggy, falls flat, and just doesn't work, I finally schedule a haircut.

By the time my hairdresser gets back from another vacation (could be code for maintaining tresses of those more important), and I'm due to come in.... my hair looks great. I have one, no two great hair days in a row. Conceding defeat, I sit in Oscar's chair, whooping it up for change, when I knew I could turn this hair situation around all along.

Comments

[BluesDogLefty]

For me the important difference between HRC and Obama is he won.

If she won, then I would be thrilled to support her---thrilled.

Now, I want to crush McCain and get some more senate and house seats.

The next 2 to 5 Supreme Court judges MUST be appointed by a liberal. Period.

[myskylark]

I supported Clinton from the beginning. I am so proud of her courage, her intelligence, her work ethic, her determination, all qualities needed in a good president.

I'm sorry, but I don't believe the best candidate won in terms of who would make the better president.

Her concession speech was magnificent. I am so devastated by the outcome of this contest - I can't even imagine what her feelings must be at this time.

Yet she was able to pull herself up, take a deep breath and give a beautiful tribute to her supporters, a ringing endorsement of her opponent, and a hopeful vision of the future.

I would think there might be some amount of buyer's remorse out there, but from what I've read in too many blogs and comments there is so much Clinton hatred in rabid Obama supporters, that whatever she said or did - no matter how fine - it will always be spun as manipulative and evil.

That's why I'm an ex-Democrat.

[SCharb]

Being male, I don't quite get the hair thing, but it sounds like you're happy with both Obama and Clinton at the moment. More power to ya, sister!

[XME]

"I'm embarrassed now that in defeat, she seems so darn likable."

Very true. I don't think Hillary is a horrible person, I just think that because of the years while Bill was in office, she has become bitter and angry and it overtook the positive aspects that I don't doubt she has. There were a few moments during her campaign when I did see those aspects of her. Unfortunately for her, it was the anger and bitterness that showed through the most, and that made it impossible for many women, such as myself, to feel good about supporting her candidacy. Hopefully in defeat, she will learn that that anger and bitterness has only worked against her and ends up building up even more anger and bitterness. She really needs to let it go and embrace some of the "hope" and positiveness that has rocketed Senator Obama forward. That part of her is much more likeable, but over the years, it seems to have shrunk, which is a shame.

[esperanza01]

LOL. Hair ... spots... it's all the same. Thanks for the chuckle.