The Week's End Dessert

Let's start with the Democratic National Convention has wrapped up. The Miss America Pageant, Rose Bowl, Oscars and Macy's Parade rolled into one and spread over four days for the Democrats are over. What did you get out of it? Is there a lot of pomp? Check. Do we have a lot of fluff? Check. Were there some poignant topics covered? Sometimes.

Make no mistake, the DNP went all out in Denver to make it look glamorous. Temple of Obama some have called it. Others Barackoplis, or maybe you prefer Egobama. I'm not going to go there, because the RNP will do the exact same thing. It's a lot of flair. It's got to look good. Otherwise, why make such a big brouhaha about it. But was it just a lot of gloss? Made to look so good that it distracts goers from the real issues? Or from hearing HOW the DNP wants to address the issues? Let's look at some of them...

Al Gore was a speaker and brought up, what else, but environmental issues. We're talking about someone who has a very eco-unfriendly house. Oh, I'm sorry; he installed the eco-friendly light bulbs, and they gave him a share of the Noble Prize, sheesh. Come on Al, can't you let 2000 go? Most of his speech is a comparison of what would have happened if he had been elected instead of Bush. Yeah, it's easy to make THAT talk when you don't have to back it up. The comparison of Abraham Lincoln to Obama was a good choice in how their two paths led to the White House, although, I hope it doesn't prove prophetic. Lincoln was assassinated Al.

Of course, we can't have a Democrat Party without Slick Willy! He, of course, starts the speech with the praise for his wife. That's expected. But then he spends the rest of of his speech talking about how Barack is ready to be president. Wait, didn't he spend several months during primaries stating how he's NOT ready to be president? Hold on, he also drags out the military and they're multiple deployments and hardships on the military families. Willy, you really can't say anything on this, as it's your fault the military is in the state it is in now.

I really looked forward to hearing from Biden. I was hoping he would prove me wrong that he was a poor choice for a running mate. He didn't. He started off well enough, but like a good politician, he stated his contradictions in plain sight, just with good spin. Sorry Biden, but how can one be raised with the appreciation of hard work, and the value of getting back up when you've been knocked down AND think the government should be the one to pick you up?

And last and definitely not least, we have Obama. He gave an eloquent speech, and laid out his plans and policies if he is elected president. And you'll notice he stated he'd cut taxes. CUT! But spend out the nose for all these wonderful and great social programs. There aren't enough loopholes Obama to cover the cost. We have baby boomers getting ready to retire in droves, what about Social Security? And please, look at all of Europe that has universal health care. Wait, you don't have to even look across the pond, just look up at Canada, and see just how big a failure it is. So, you'll either have to raise taxes, see George H. W. Bush and reading his lips, or you'll put us deeper in dept, see George W. Bush who you're trying to replace. You cannot merge both sides of the economy Barack. You need to pick one. Do we do it on our own, or will the government bail us out? I'm fairly sure which way you, and a Democrat majority Congress, would decide to go.

One last thing to ponder for the weekend before the RNC starts next week. Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, has been selected as McCain's running mate. Is it a bold or risky move? We'll have to wait and see...