Can Obama host a happy Democratic family reunion this summer?
FacebookTwitterPrintEmailShare Anita F. Hill The heart and soul of Barack Obama’s campaign is his message of a new brand of politics that unites the country. Now that Hillary Clinton has conceded, he can begin to live up to that promise by uniting the party. The most expeditious formula for putting aside old politics and beginning party restoration is the so called “dream” Obama/Clinton ticket. But real harmony and meaningful reform require more than window dressing. If Senator Obama can convince his core, youthful supporters to share power and party vision with the party’s eccentrics, distant relatives and assorted misfits, he may make believers out of Democrats as well as Republicans. The Party Convention in Denver is Senator Obama’s best chance to showcase his leadership ability, but unification must start now. His first task is to make sure that family members don’t figuratively grab the guns some of them cling to and turn them on their relatives. Starting now, Obama must make clea
