There are so many things that could be said about the history of this moment, but frankly right now words are failing me. Much of what needs to be said will simply have to wait. For now, I guess I'll just stick to images.
40 years ago, Chicago played host to a divided Democratic Party, and by extension to a deeply divided nation. Although much of the drama of the 1968 convention played out in the streets of Chicago, some of the key moments unfolded inside of Grant Park.
From the beginning, one of the promises offered by Obama's campaign was that this country might finally begin to turn the page on the divisive politics that have defined the Baby Boomer years. How fitting then that his campaign would end in that very same park with, as Jonathan Alter said tonight, "everyone finally on the same side of the barricade."
Yes, America, the whole world is watching. But this time they like what they see.
