I realized many party conventions ago that conventional wisdom about them never fails. That wisdom holds that they have little to no impact on which party wins the General Election. And this has been the case time and again. Which is why I find watching party conventions akin to drinking a vanilla milkshake to soothe… Read more.
Democratic National Convention
The Party Conventions
This will be my last (and, for that reason, relatively lengthy) commentary on the horse race between Romney and Obama until late October. At that time I’ll review their debates, which I suspect will be even more scripted and predictable than these conventions were, and I’ll restate my prediction for Election Day. I’m tuning out because… Read more.
Obama accepts historic nomination, but let’s not get too excited…
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. With those simple words, Barack Obama continued the historic march on Washington to fulfill the dream Martin Luther King, Jr. voiced 45 years ago. That dream of course was for an America where people “will not be judged by the color of… Read more.