A Historic Day

The nominee is chosen, the first African- American in history to be a major-party nominee for president, and a very real prospect of a presidency that could be of historic dimension for change for America.

What a week. On Monday one of the great heroes of the Democratic Party underwent dangerous but successful surgery. On Tuesday the nomination of the Democratic Party is sealed. On Wednesday we remember Robert Kennedy, 40 years after he was taken from us much too soon.

This is one of those moments that decades from now we will remember, people will talk about, historians will write about.

Now we proceed to talk of unifying the Democratic Party, and discussion of the many high-quality leaders whom Barack Obama can choose from for the nomination for vice president.

Now we proceed to one of the great debates in our generation, clashing worldviews that draw stark differences between John McCain and Barack Obama. Huge policy differences. Historic policy differences on national security, the war, economic policy and the future of the Supreme Court and justice in America.

On the Democratic side, prepare for another surge of democracy with more than 2 million small donors, massive voter registration, and a nationwide revival of participation in politics that only began during the primaries.

The moment for great debate and historic change is now at hand. It is a historic moment indeed.