The Lady in the Pantsuit Says, 'It's Over'

"It's not over until the lady in the pantsuit says it is."

The lady pantsuit is going to say it's over.

From FOX News:

Pressure is building on Hillary Clinton to ace her noon concession speech Saturday, as Democratic leaders expect her to heal the divisive wounds of the primary and at the same time signal to the 18 million voters who backed her that it’s time to close ranks behind former rival Barack Obama.

Clinton drew the ire of her party after she failed to acknowledge Obama’s historic achievement Tuesday, when the Illinois senator earned the delegates to be the first black presidential nominee of a major party.

And so she is expected to be many things when she bows out in Washington, D.C.: gracious, conciliatory, authentic, self-less and 100 percent behind her former rival.

“As she keeps reminding us — 18 million voted for her, and some of them are still waiting for a signal. And she has to give them that signal,” said Ted Sorensen, former adviser and speech-writer for President Kennedy.

Sorensen, an Obama supporter, told FOXNews.com Clinton should “admire and salute” her former opponent, and urge her donors and supporters to follow.

This is politics.

It's not as if overnight Hillary has been converted to believe that Barack Obama is better suited to be the Dem nominee than she is.

No matter how "gracious, conciliatory, authentic, self-less and 100 percent behind her former rival" she portrays herself to be, it will be an act.

...“The biggest problem Hillary Clinton has is she has to alter the perception that she’s not interested in party unity. I think she reinforced that perception with her non-concession concession Tuesday night,” said Kevin Madden, former spokesman for Mitt Romney during his campaign against John McCain for the GOP nomination.

Madden consulted Romney on his concession speech, delivered after a bitter battle against McCain.

“There’s an old saying in politics: If they’re gonna run you out of town, get in front and make it look like a parade,” Madden said. “And I think that’s what she’s going to try to do.”

Madden said Clinton has to acknowledge the obvious divisions of the primary race, but then show her unwavering dedication to getting Obama elected. He said she’ll have to project the image of a sunny, enthusiastic surrogate.

In other words, Hillary has to lie.

I think she can swing that. It won't be convincing, but she can lie.