To the victor go the spoils

Yes, Obama's speech last night was too long, but it did have the advantage of shutting Hillary down until after prime time (in the East, at least). It also gave him an opportunity to speak to some issues more clearly than I've heard him speak before, particularly on the importance of the Constitution, the separation of powers, sanctions against torture, and the like.

As one of the talking heads said last night, if Hillary had congratulated Obama at the beginning of her speech, Obama would probably have waited till she had finished before launching into his. But, since she didn't, it was perfectly appropriate for the victor to collect the spoils which his opponent failed to hand him.