Uh-oh, someone’s a sore winner and it looks like it’s the candidate of “unity.”
As Clinton approached, Kennedy made sure to make eye contact and indicated he wanted to shake her hand. Clinton leaned towards Kennedy over a row of seats and Kennedy leaned in towards her. They shook hands.
Obama stood icily staring at Clinton during this, then turned his back and stepped a few feet away. Kennedy may’ve wanted to make peace with Clinton but Obama clearly wanted no part of that.
As president, Obama has said he would meet with the U.S.’s enemies without precondition. But making nice with Clinton apparently is another mattter after the increasingly angry fight the two have waged, with charges and countercharges, for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The sense in the press gallery was that Obama didn’t cover himself in glory. Someone even used the word “childish.” (Not this writer.) Judging by how much conversation there was about this brush off in the press gallery, Americans will be hearing a lot more about this tomorrow and in coming days.
Senator Kennedy was obviously trying to make sure things were on the mend after his endorsement and if I were him I would be incensed at Obama’s little stunt. It shows a man that thinks more of himself than he does of those that support him.
Senator Obama was seen shaking hands with President Bush and also made a highly unusual move to speak with Condoleeza Rice, Judge Roberts and Judge Alito to name a few. There’s something very wrong when the man that promises to bring unity to the party takes it upon himself to make buddy-buddy with the other team while embarrassing his sponsor and snubbing his democratic rival.
In other news, Dawson dumped Katlyn just days before the junior prom.
But seriously, now that Edwards has dropped out, where will his supporters go? If you are typical of them, I would say Hillary Clinton has this thing in the bag…