One, the “low road,” is pretentiousness or conceit, that they are meant to be the White House portico

Say Obama is uppity. Rinse. Repeat.

Kerry was hampered in 2004 by bad advice from handlers- who advised him to take the high road against swift boaters and did not get that he was not connecting in a visceral way with voters. In other words he came off as another Eastern liberal egghead, who was too much of an elitist to understand the average person's problems. Unfortunately for all of us, voters connected better with the GOP's scare tactics and with a man who never comes off as an intellectual!

1. As I have already listed, there are two main motives for the Greek columns. One, the “low road,” is pretentiousness or conceit, that they are meant to be the White House portico, a blunder similar to the fake Presidential seal Obama has used before. Two, the “high road,” is to resemble the Lincoln Memorial, which ties together multiple themes of Obama's campaign and popularity. The Obama campaign yesterday stated that indeed, it is the high road. The columns are meant to remind people of the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King gave his famous “I have a dream” speech 45 years ago. Multiple themes are at work this year with Obama: Lincoln (out of nowhere in Illinois after having had multiple homes earlier), King, and JFK (who made an outdoor speech in 1960 heralding an era of change in the USA, at a Western location relatively remote from and detached from the seats of power and influence of the times).

2. This was the injection of vitality in the convention (and in so happening, in the Obama campaign) that was missing since the start and was especially needed after the poor second night. Last night was a great night for the Democratic Party.

3. Clinton, Kerry, and Biden all gave great speeches. Obama's visit was a bonus.

“What about the military families pushed to the breaking point by multiple, multiple deployments? What about the assault on science and the defense of torture? What about the war on unions and the unlimited favors for the well-connected?”

“Tepid?” Seriously? Did you watch the same John Kerry that I did? The crowd was roaring their approval, eagerly joining in a call-and-response from Kerry, and by the end this may as well have been one of the main events of the convention.

I thought Kerry's compare and contrast between “Senator McCain” and “Candidate McCain” was brilliant, and not only did he finally break the convention's silence on torture, but he gave a well-received nod to Charlie Payne, Senator Obama's uncle who helped to liberate Ohrdruf concentration camp near the end of WWII.

John Kerry certainly topped even the surprise hits like Brian Schweitzer, and I thought his was one of the best and most effective performances of the past three days.

McCain if nothing else is going to play up the war or doom angle. I think someone needs to make the point that continual war in the wrong place has weakened our military, our standing in the world and most importantly our values. Doing that, doesn't add to our safety. The Soviets used “enhanced interregation” tactic's such as stress positions, waterboarding, sleep deprivation and exposure to extreme tempatures. They also lost the cold war.

I thought his speech was good. I thought he was lucid and coherent. Something he hasnt shown much of lately as he watches the power of the democratic party slip away from his hands. Once enjoyed by Jimmy Carter then replaced by Bill Clinton and now in danger of being usurpted by Barak Obama it has become a painful thing to watch………or perhaps a joyful thing if you are not a Clinton fan.

Joe Biden was good. Hes always been a connected and down to earth politician. Something rare for DC and upon reflection how could Obama have chosen anyone else. He fits perfectly in with Baraks Vision of America. He was always my second choice for VP for Hillary…….Obama being the first………with Obama as the VP I felt as if the democrats would have secured the next 16 years for themselves in the White House. But oh well what do I know.

Overall it was a good night for the Democrats.

It was appropriate to include Kerry last night, and he was very effective in reminding Democrats–Americans–of the shameful, sleazy , '04 swiftboating campaign that is rearing its head again against Obama. Good to remind people of what a bunch of haters and liars are capable of doing–if unchallenged and not debunked.