"Think of all the ambitious Democrats who have eyed the White House in this decade — John Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean and all the rest — and realize how Obama just blew past them without ever working up a sweat."
–—Walter Shapiro, writing on Salon.com about Obama getting the Democratic nomination
"Hillary Clinton didn't just run for president. She hustled and jumped and slogged and cried and ate and drank and didn't sleep and put up with her nutty underminer of a husband for president. She lit herself, and everything around her, on fire for president."
–—Rebecca Traister, writing on Salon.com
"Oh, and with Obama the ocean will cease to rise, the planet will heal, children will not get sick and America 's image will be restored. He's the miracle man. … Now that Obama is nominated we've entered the promised land. Hope! Change! I believe!"
–—Melissa Clouthier, writing on rightwingnews.com about Obama getting the Democratic nomination
This article appears in Jun 11-17, 2008.