Legislative Update

Democrat Convention

Along with our regular schedule we have tried to make time to watch the Democrat Convention in Denver. There are as always many lesser important speakers followed by the heavy hitters. We will only give a summary of what we believe created the greatest impact.
We will of course give the same coverage on the Republican Convention if we aren’t busy at home ducking a hurricane at the time.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a pretty good speech to open up the convention.
Michelle Obama delivered a fine speech to close out the first day intended to introduce herself and her husband as an ordinary American couple with strong values who began life on the poor side and worked their way up.
Proof that the American Dream worked back then. She did a very good job.
Day 2 we did our TV Show then rushed back to the office to catch Senator Clinton’s speech. I must admit that even as a Democrat I can hardly stand to hear her speak. This time however was different. After an unbelievably long standing ovation, she began to speak and I not only sat riveted to my seat but tears rolled down my cheeks as I listened to her pour her heart out about people she had met on the campaign trail. She made it known in no uncertain terms that Barak Obama was her candidate for president and urged her supporters to also vote for Obama.
The 3rd day was to do the Roll Call Vote of nominations for Party Candidates for President of the US. It was obvious that the vote had been pre-planned in the back rooms at the hotel almost as soon as it began.
When California was called they passed. They held over 400 votes and if it was to be close they would not have passed their chance to vote. Illinois also passed the opportunity to vote for their own Senator and anyone who has followed conventions knew what was coming but not exactly how.
Arkansas, New Hampshire and New Jersey gave all of their votes to Obama.
Now the web began to spread and how professionally was it weaved.
New Mexico Yielded their votes to Illinois who had passed. Illinois then yielded their votes, along with those given by New Mexico to New York.
That combination of votes would put Obama over the top but Senator Clinton took the mike and moved that the procedural rules be suspended and Barak Obama be elected as the Parties Candidate for President. Nancy Pelosi ran it through the necessary steps and it was finished Other Speakers passed through including Bill Clinton who received a prolonged standing ovation as his wife had done. Mr. Clinton said he also would be working and voting for Obama.
Beau Biden, son of Joe Biden introduced his dad with a few stories that those in the political arena have heard before. Certainly these stories needed to be retold as a full 51% of a recent survey had never heard of Joe Biden, do not know what he does or what state he lives in. That in itself tells the story of how this country sunk to the depths of crooked politicians running it Joe Biden does not live in DC. He rides the train home every night and returns the next morning. The issues he talked about are the same things I have been talking about for a few years now. As he began to speak he also spoke of strong family ties and introduced his mother sitting in the audience. One story Senator Biden told was when he got into a fight he came in and told his mother about it. She told him to get back out there and bloody the boy’s nose so he could walk down the street with his head held high next morning. The camera was on his mother. She was laughing really strongly and telling those next to her "That’s right." I have watched Senator Biden for several years on C-Span 2 and seen how he works.
I have always been impressed with the Bills he sponsored and how he voted.
Senator Obama stepped out from behind the curtain onto the stage and it was pandemonium. No question in my mind that those democrats were united.
Tonight will wrap up a successful convention for the democrats. Senator Obama has planned an extravaganza for himself tonight to end the convention. I personally believe this should not have been done so elaborately. To some this could be interpreted to mean LOOK AT MEEE!! SEE HOW GREAT I AM! I can’t speak to such a small crowd as these other people spoke to. Let’s spend a fortune on a Greek Temple in the middle of a field and invite everyone to come in and worship.
I don’t believe that is the message he is trying to convey but it is quite easy to get caught up in oneself. He is supposed to finally lay out in detail his plans for the future if he is elected president. That is what we should be listening for tonight, at 9:00pm and ignore the trappings.

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