Clinton-Speak in the Land of the Democrats

Well, once again Hillary has "punked" Obama. Only this time, his wife stood there and applauded her while she did it! I would like to say that I was amazed or astounded by Hillary's speech tonight, but what can I say. I wasn't. Hillary did a great job of opining on her reasons for running for office (insert gratuitus Obama parallel somewhere around here) and, if you believe her, scared the bejesus out of anyone dumb enough to vote for "No we can't McCain". Through the entire speech, I heard nothing at all from Mrs. Clinton - nor did I expect to - about what Obama would actually do for us. All-in-all, the tone of her speach, including her tight-lipped demenor, were of begrudging support for Barak, because she has to, rather than because she really beleived him to be the best candidate for the office.

Hillary does not believe this to be the case. She believes she is the best candidate, and while she must offer her support, she hopes that he will not win. If he does, she will have to wait 8 years to take her rightful place as Queen of America.

It isn't just a Hillary problem. It seems that none of the Democrats that I have heard speak really know what to say about Barak that would show us he has any clue what he is doing. I suspect this is probably because they may, somewhere in their muddled heads, remember the economic policies that brought about the great depression and the Carter induced recession of the late 70's and early 80's. We hear grand talk about how Barak is the only hope if we are to survive the next four years, as if McCain is going to somehow destroy the country in his first - possibly only- term in office.

We hear great accolades about how Obama's vision of change brings back warm memories of the Kennedy era (and even positive references to the Carter era). The fact is, Democrats want to re-write history. Kennedy and Carter were both failed Presidents. Carter was one of the most disliked presidents ever.

The Kennedy administration was responsible for the Bay of Pigs, and, in large part, responsible for our failure in Veitnam. As un-PC as it is to say so, what made Kennedy such a great President was the bullet to the back of his head. Had Kennedy not been assassinated, he too would have been remembered for his failed economic and foreign policies. His assassination cut short his ability to really muck things up and left the country mourning over a president that, like Obama, the country still had a school-girl crush on.

Every speech so far, including Michelle Obama's speech, has issued glowing praise but little content. Each speaker has told how McCain will give us more of the same old same old, while Obama will bring us change. I particularly liked the Senator from Montana, whose body language was right out of a car-sales "lot lizard" training video. He even gestured to the audience to come closer, as if he was going to whisper some great secret, only to make a wise crack about McCain, which he then congratulated himself on by saying "this is good stuff"!

True, I am not winnowing through the speeches and providing any great critical analysis of the talking points. The truth is, I haven't found any yet. Basically, all they have said is this:

McCain is going to destroy the country.
Obama is a great American, Leader, and Patriot
and, We are all so spiritual.

Every speech has plugged lines that hit these three points. None of the speeches so far has provided any real evidence of any of the three. The truth is, the way they have interjected faith into this convention makes it look like a hat that is three sizes too small. It is just precariously perched up there, begging the question... How do you get that to stick?