Whew, that was close, eh?

Looks like Obama finally clinched it last night.  It's hard to tell whether those in the media who've been in overheated hysterics for the past several months about a hard-fought primary are happier for Obama's victory or Hillary's defeat. 

Every major paper naturally led with news of Obama's victory, but some could not resist a chorus or two of "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead," too. The Globe, alluding none too subtly to the Biblical saw about pride, declared: "Her first steps set stage for fall". The WSJ offered: "Clinton's Road to Second Place."  The Washington Post gave us the Sphinx-like: "Clinton Ends Primary Season with Questions, Not Answer."  The CSM, New York and L.A. Times were more tactful, choosing not to gloat on Clinton's defeat by giving it a headline on page one.

MSN's online magazine Slate, which has had a "Hillary Death Watch" up at the top of their page since the primaries started a year ago, led with a triumphant cackle: "Dead Woman Talking." So giddy about Clinton's defeat that news of Obama's victory was hard to find on their homepage. 

Aside from a few told-you-so's, the media, for the most part, has signaled that it's ready to forgive her for the pride and folly of her White House run.  Now that history's in the offing they won't have too much time to gloat anyway.  They do want to have the last word, but by the time the Week-in-Review issues with their sage analysis of the character flaws that led inevitably to the once inevitable candidate's downfall hit the presses, Clinton's run will already seem like a stale joke.

Move on dot org, already.

I have been preparing for this day, myself, with twice daily coffee enemas, for over a month now.  So I woke up this morning feeling refreshed and ready for a brand new day!  I still don't plan to get caught up in Obamania.  It wouldn't feel right.  And it wouldn't be convincing. And you know, coming late to the game, you'd have old-school Obamoids bragging about how they've been with him from the beginning, and all these newcomers only joined up when it became the "in thing" to do.

They will be the same ones who will feel betrayed when a perfectly capable President Obama does a fine job but doesn't usher in the Age of Aquarius. Like hardcore, I dunno, Goo-goo Doll fans, they'll spend the next eight years grousing about how "Obama used to be indie rock but now he's totally mainstream." 

But I'm not having any of it.  If you dare reality to kick you in the balls, guess what?  It'll be happy to oblige.  Just ask Hillary.