I've read hundreds of opinions for why Hillary is great.  Many of them were when Al Giordano at The Field had the Convince a Superdelegate thread.  (Warning - not a Clinton-friendly website, though that particular thread was non-partisan and had hundreds of participants from across the spectrum.)  And when I started, I will freely admit, I was not very happy with her.  I was not very open to admiring her.  I thought I already knew what I needed to know.

But I read anyways.  And while my preference did not change, I recognized some of the things people love about Hillary.  She knows her stuff.  She oozes competence and confidence.  Her commitment and work ethic are incomparable.  Hillary has weathered trials and tribulations like a champ.  She has the confidence of many colleagues.  Just like Obama, she represents a historic opportunity to break a shameful glass ceiling in American politics.  And in that respect they're both hugely important symbols to me and many, many others.  

I can respect all of that.  I can admire it.  She cares about the same issues I do, by and large.  I'd have no problem voting for Hillary if she were the nominee.  

I'm proud that the Democratic Party is the one that fielded two historic candidacies, breaking barriers of gender and race.  I'm proud that we had two powerhouses to choose from.  (Some parties don't even have one, and how sad that is for them.)  Please join me in honoring the candidate you personally didn't support in the primaries.  Thanks.