Thoughts on the DNC

By Mark:

Well the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver and I’m happy with what we’ve seen the first two days. First, let me start by criticizing CNN’s coverage of day one of the convention.
The Democrats decided to play on emotion to kick things off and, contrary to what many CNN “experts” thought, I believe it was a great tactic. Between Teddy Kennedy taking the stage with his current condition and Michelle Obama finally opening up and talking about the Barack Obama she knows I thought it was an incredible night. You can’t beat that kind of emotion, especially Kennedy’s speech, wow, what a man.

In honor of the U.S. Open beginning this week in New York, I would like to summarize day two on Tuesday as game, set, and match. Hillary Clinton showed the most class I’ve ever seen from her in her speech that will surely put Obama/Biden back on top in the polls.

Why you may ask? Though polls this week showed a deadlock between Obama and McCain at 47%, Obama’s biggest battle seemed to be Clinton supporters that had remained loyal to their candidate rather than their party and were not yet supporting Obama. Well guess what McCain fans (I think I’m talking to you here Matt), Hillary gave Obama a giant boost in the polls last night, closing the unity gap, and I can assure you Obama has regained his lead. And the beautiful thing about it all is that the Republicans don’t have a heavy hitter like Hillary for their convention in Minneapolis next week. And you haven’t even been smacked around by Bill Clinton yet, that’s on the ticket Wednesday night.

We all know that politics during election time can be a dishonest game. But there is one key point the Democrats are playing on that is not a lie, it’s a cold hard fact. That fact is that in eight years, McCain has voted with President Bush more than 90% of the time. Ouch! In a country that is desperate for change, McCain’s stances seem to be very much the same. That’s why my favorite Hillary quote from Tuesday night was ‘No way. Now How. No McCain.’

Don’t miss Bill Clinton and Joe Biden at the convention Wednesday night!