Hillary just finished speaking... no doubt feeling pretty good and sounding suspiciously like a victory speech (note: two very big prizes, California and Missouri, are still up in the air.)
Her words were mostly targeted at the Republicans and McCain with some veiled references to Obama. "We know what we need is someone who is ready on day one," said Clinton. Later, she added, "I see an America where we don't just provide health care for some of the people or most of the people, but for every single man, woman, and child in America."
Then Clinton turned to Republicans, underscoring the idea that she was ready to take them on. "I won't let anyone swiftboat this country's future," she said to hollars from the crowd. Clinton referenced Bush and said of the GOP, "They want 8 more years of the same... They see 5 years in Iraq and say, Why not 100 more?" (McCain's '100 years' statement is gonna be tough for him to live down in the general.)
In terms of staging, Hillary thanked both Chelsea and Bill, who were present but notably not even on the stage with her -- looks like the campaign got the message post-South Carolina that this needs to be Hillary's candidacy alone.
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