Today is our wedding anniversary and I’m thinking about the Democratic National Convention.
Unlike our marriage, the marriage of the United States to the Bush Dynasty ought to be annulled. The spark is gone. We’ve lost that loving feeling.
Problem is, can the Democrats do the job?
Maybe I am overly pessimistic, but I have noted a remarkable lack of energy coming out of Denver.
With the possible exception of Bill and Hillary, the convention has been relatively inert. A couple of hours of excitement out of four days is abysmal.
I’ve watched past conventions both Democratic and Republican but this has so far turned out to be the dullest in my political lifetime.We’ll see if Barack can save the day with his big speech tonight.
Overall, I felt that Hillary’s speech did little if anything to energize the masses. Certainly, she had no discernible effect on the 27 percent of her supporters who still plan to vote for McCain.
Then comes the news that for the first time in the history of polls, a candidate’s numbers dropped in the middle of a convention. Obama, who led handily early on, suddenly finds himself two points behind McCain.
Which raises an interesting question. Should Hillary be the Democratic nominee? One would think so. Every time I sit down to catch up on the news, Hillary’s name is all over the place.
And Democratic party elders are clearly concerned about the lack of energy in the Obama campaign itself. They should be. Unless his pants catch on fire, he’s history.
One thing we can be sure of. The Republican Convention will be filled with noise and American flags from the starting bell until the end of the fifteenth round.
The Republicans may be lousy at running governments, but they have a laser beam certainty about their campaigns. Right now, they have Obama in their sights.
Let the games begin.
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