Graceful Exit

I watched Hillary Clinton's announcement that she was suspending her campaign and endorsing Barack Obama. Some people have criticized her speech as self-centered- to much about her (using their words). I think the Senator struck a good balance- trying to move from the position of a candidate from a candidate for president to former candidate endorsing a rival. She did move from her positions and issues to saying that the differences between her and Obama were trivial in comparison to those of Obama and McCain.

The only thing that Hillary could have done differently, would be to frame the importance of voting for Obama instead of McCain. Some Clinton supporters have vowed to vote for McCain in opposition to an Obama run. I think as some others do that once we see where McCain stands on key issues, voting for him will be a serious vote against self interest.