Though it seemed to take about as long as it took for the U.S. to recognize the People's Republic of China, candidate Hilary Clinton today acknowledged the inevitable, and suspended her campaign and endorsed Barack Obama for the presidency. No doubt this was made easier by Senator Obama's graceful praise of her in recent speeches and by what was reportedly a pleasant one-on-one meeting between the two Democratic front-runners in Washington a few days back. Still, it had to be painful to let go of one's life ambition.