South of the ...?

Well the Democratic National Convention is in the books and the Dems should be riding high. That is of course until the Republican National Convention next week. I can't help but wonder if these things are really worth the trouble and expense. I mean you get a bunch of card carrying Democrats or Republicans in one building and tell them how great their party is for four solid days, of course your going to do well; your preaching to choir.

I made a point of listening to the speeches by Hillary and Bill Clinton as well as Barack Obama's. I listened to an excerpt of Biden's, but I find the man rather un-impressive. After these speeches though, it's hard not to admit that both Bill and Barack are quite talented orators and rhetoricians. I wonder if America will fall in line though with their other similarities to the ancient Romans, who cast derision on the Greeks for their focus on and successful rhetorical skills. Will Americans begin to dislike Obama due to his ability to deliver a speech?

I figure I'll toss it out there now; I think Obama's pick of Biden was a bad one. He brings nothing to the table. He was a safe pick and nothing else. As for his supposed foreign policy experience that we keep hearing about, it would be interesting to see how he has faired in that realm over his several decades in Washington. Of course I have no doubt that the Republicans will do their best to attack it. That of course does not mean that we can take their opinion on it as being truthful. All one need do is remember the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth debacle to see how far some Republicans will go to smear a political foe.

At this point though, I find myself rather disinterested in what happens in this election. McCain seems like nothing new and while Obama talks a good game, it's hard to see how things will work out in reality. Unfortunately its always easy to talk of bi-partisan, multi-national diplomacy in a speech, but sometimes the real world can really kick the snot out of such dreams and plans. One only needs to look at the previous Clinton presidency to see that. I remember that one of his main political promises was universal health care. Still not a reality. And as for foreign relations, Clinton found it hard to swim those waters as well; getting tied up in Kosovo and Somalia but then doing nothing in Rwanda. It's a hard course to follow, especially when one is setting such lofty goals.

But a the very least one can always look for other entertainment during an election and the folks at JibJab are at it again. One can hopefully remember such gems as:

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So now it's time for the 2008 election and they've started it off with a bang. Enjoy!

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