With the eyes of her Party, the nation and history upon her, Senator Hillary Clinton left no doubt Tuesday night that though beaten she is far from broken. Addressing the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Senator Clinton alternately inspired the partisan faithful with her eloquence after fueling them with her fiery passion. In the end, she delivered what is possibly the most memorable and forceful performance of her political career.

Under the misguided direction of Barack Obama the Democrats have spent two of the four nights of their convention trying to unite the party when one gesture by Barack Obama, that the naming of Hillary Clinton as his vice president the week before the convention, would have settled the argument and left precious airtime to establish Barack Obama’s credentials.