I just want to take an Open Thread opportunity to thank Jeralyn and Big Tent and all involved in the community here for providing this space. It's truly helping me to deal with the frustration (and grief) of this nomination process.

It's so nice to post somewhere where people actually understand that if you support Hillary Clinton it's not because you're menopausal (though I am) or a racist (which I'm adamantly not).

I support her because, after looking closely at both candidates, I  honestly think that she's the superior one. I was infatuated with Obama until the debates began and Hillary blew me away. I knew she was knowledgeable about politics and policy, but I had no idea how much. Furthermore, her incredible ability to communicate in beautifully organized, well-supported paragraphs and never, ever lose sight of the question awed me. She's one smart cookie.

Obama is smart, too. He's grown considerably as a candidate in the past year. But he lacks the seasoning and the depth of knowledge of the woman whose policies he's cribbed off of. How some people don't see that he's in no way as prepared for the office as Hillary is beyond me....

Anyway, I'm being more long-winded than I intended. I just really wanted to express my gratitude for this oasis here at TL.