Ladies' Night
Hillary Clinton, in her victory speech: "I come tonight with a very, very full heart. ... Now together let's give America the kind of comeback New Hampshire has just given me."
New York Times' David Brooks, on HRC's comeback: "It's a good night for Freud, because I'm going to spend the next year trying to figure out why we were so wrong. ... It (also) brings to mind his question: 'What do women want?" ("NewsHour").
Columnist Mark Shields: "Gender did not work for Hillary Clinton in Iowa, it did work for her in New Hampshire. ... (Obama's) gotta figure out how to win Democrats" ("NewsHour").
CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Barack Obama delivering a power address. ... There is now a real fight in the Democratic party."
"I think the Obama people might have been a little over confident" -- CNN's Jeffrey Toobin.
NRO's Mike Potemra writes, "I think we should be encouraged that voters can stand up against an emotional 24/7 media Valentine for one candidate, and vote instead for a person they think will be a steadier and more reliable Commander-in-Chief. ... Hillary as insurgent against the liberal MSM—you go, girl!" (NRO).
Meanwhile, with Unite Here's exec cmte set to vote via conference call on its WH '08 endorsement this p.m., the John Edwards camp "is sending signals the endorsement, which carries the Culinary brand name here, won't be going its way" (Las Vegas Sun blog)
This article doesn't name names but surely the most egregious performance during the last week was Chris Matthews', who openly and harshly ridiculed Hillary while lavishing praise on Obama. It is time for him - and others - to abandon their role as would-be king-makers (or queen-makers)and get back to reporting and analyzing in as objective a manner as they're able to muster.