Last night, as I’m sure you are fully aware, Obama pulled the trifecta in the Potomac Primaries. John McCain hushed those who claimed the preacher should not be counted out. And then in the minutes following the results Barack Obama came out to a huge crowd in Wisconsin and spoke. He spoke about how McCain was the old guard and pointed at his connection with President Bush. He was eloquent as usual and he spoke as the Democratic nominee (click here for a snippet of the speech). When he was done most cable networks switched over to John McCain. The contrast was stunning. It was as if someone let all the air out of the room. (Click here to see his speech) Notice the people surrounding the two candidates and also the nature of the events. McCain even had old Macaca handy. Does anyone besides me sense the days of the old politics are about to become history? Like a dirge for old despots I give you two videos that remind us all why the 2008 election is significant and detail why Democrats and even some Republicans are so thirsty for change.

Heard about the day
that two skyscrapers came down
Firemen, policemen
And people came from all around
The smoke covered the city
And the body count arise
The president spoke words of comfort
With tears in his eyes
Then he led us as a nation
Into a war all based on lies, oh

…and this one. Thank you Bill Schultz