Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The Dems in Denver

I didn't not get to see Ted Kennedy last night, but I loved, loved, loved Michelle Obama's speech. I thought her message was positive, hopeful, patriotic, and forward looking. What more could you ask for? Even Biden seemed to be caught up in the moment, as if it is still only dawning on him what he's attached himself to.

Senator Obama's big screen appearance was funny -- it's like he's Dick Van Dyke to Michelle's Mary Tyler Moore. He messed up which city he was in and his littlest daughter called him on it which was, let's face it, pretty darn cute.

The TV pundits want the convention to be nastier, but I like the fact that the Democrats are standing by their message. I like the idea that they don't need Bush, McCain, or the Republicans to justify their existence. They don't need the war, or the economy, or high gas prices to justify their policies. They're better than that. They're ready to lead now. And everyone's welcome.

On a different note, and after looking forward to MSNBC's coverage all summer long, it's been pretty lousy so far. No one can hear each other. Communications keep dropping out. Chris Matthews looks washed out. Keith Olbermann looks more bloated than usual. Morning Joe is acting like he's on meth all the time. Clearly they are not dealing well with the altitude and the mountain time zone.

Nevertheless, it's fun to see shots of Denver on TV. Particularly since their outside desk at Union Station is near where I caught the Boulder Express for awhile.

So far, I would say that everything is boding well for Thursday night at Invesco.