Sunday, July 25, 2004

Insider Party Hacks and Palm-Pounding Weasels In other words, the Democratic Convention is about to start.  Don't get me wrong.  Better a dozen Democratic conventions than one speech I have to watch by that drooling idiot in the White House.  Still, it's always a parade of longtime Dem insiders, Congressmen and -women for life, and people who once were "the next big thing," and can't get used to the idea that the spotlight has moved. Where's the next generation?  Where's the revitalized party, the new wave of excited D's that Howard Dean was working so hard to mobilize?  Instead, we get even yet still another speech by Ted Kennedy.  I know, I know, Dean's getting his turn to speak too, but I'm sure he'd rather have ten people that no one has heard of (yet) than the same old tired roster.  It doesn't help that the press covering the convention only cares about people they've heard of.  MSNBC has a poll up about which pol will deliver the best speech, and they list for choices: Ted Kennedy Teresa Heinz John Kerry John Edwards Max Cleland Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton Al Gore Hillary Clinton Bill Richardson Jane Napolitano Jim Rassman Elizabeth Edwards Christie Vilsack Hmm.  Seems like there's someone missing.  Howard Dean?  Dennis Kucinich?  How about the guy that's delivering the keynote address?  Barack Obama?  Maybe you heard of him.  Problem with Barack is he's untested on national tv, and frankly, he's not anybody yet.  He's an Illinois state senator who's running for a Senate Seat.  Give him 20 years.  Then maybe we'll notice him.  Now, Hillary, on the other hand... 8:21:41 AM    comment []

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