My daughter Leah called this evening, excitement in her voice. "Dad, we just left the Hillary Clinton rally and guess who was there- Wes Clark!" (She knew that would get me goin'.) She and three of her Kenyon friends made the two-hour drive from Gambier to Lyndhurst just as soon as classes were over for the afternoon. Of course, I wanted the highlights, so here's a very brief SHA (Secondhand account).

By the time they arrived at Brush High School, the gymnasium was full to capacity, so they had to watch on a TV monitor in the cafeteria. Governor Ted Strickland, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, and Wes Clark provided the introductions. Stephanie talked of her own hard-working parents, of knowing Hillary for fifteen years, and of her knowledge that Hillary will work hard and fight for working people. She said that she goes to church on Sunday for inspiration, but on Monday, she goes to the office, and wants a leader who can and will get things done. General Clark talked about our needing a leader who understands national security, the economy, and the real issues of working people, and how that leader is Hillary Clinton.
Hillary spoke for about half an hour, explaining her approach to all her signature issues- health care, the housing and mortgage problems, taking care of veterans, getting out of Iraq the right way, trade policies and the exporting of jobs, Bush and the oil interests and their subsidies, global warming, energy, and green collar jobs.On health care, she got a rousing round of approval when she talked of getting the decision-making back to the doctors and their patients, and away from the insurance companies.
Hillary spoke of how we can get these things accomplished, and we will, whereupon the crowd picked up the chant, "Yes we will, Yes we will!"

Afterwards, Leah and her friends made their way into the auditorium, where Hillary was trying to meet and greet those who couldn't get into the gymnasium. She said they got pretty close, but didn't get to shake hands. Got a good photo though!

John