Democratic Convention

• Not sure I ever heard Carter speak for more than a sentence or two.  Well done, especially for an 80 year old.
• Clinton?  He simply nailed it.  If you didn't see it, he did this thing about how the Republicans "were mean to him," and now they are giving him, a freshly minted member of the 1% club, tax cuts.  He almost sent a thank you note, but then he realized that money was coming out of the pockets of regular Americans and couldn't do it.  Etc.  Busting W's balls for being just a big of a draft-dodging pussy as he was.  It was fantastic.
• The question is, can Kerry live up to the hype?
• They are playing for keeps, however.  Positively, but going in point by point and tearing apart the last 3.5 years.