Night two

I have watched sparingly tonight but as predicted, the speakers put the wood to Bush/McCain. Mark Warner proved why he is going to trounce the odious Bush-clone Jim Gilmore come November and serve the Commonwealth well as our next Senator. His delivery is that of a tech savvy geek with a bit of D.C. polish but the thrust of his speech was spot on, declaring that science and education are our future – amen brother. Brian Schweitzer was great as well. His line about drilling the backyards of all of John McCain’s homes was terrific.

I must say Hillary has shown a hell of a lot more passion in her speech tonight than I have seen from her since forever. Her invocation of Harriett Tubman was a brilliant rhetorical device. And she did what she had to do, no matter how hard; she threw it all behind Obama, including giving props to Michelle, so kudos to Senator Clinton. Better than I thought it would be, given the drama that the Clintons generate; utterly generous and unselfish. Really, really good stuff.
But the line of the night has to go to Mass. Governor David Patterson who quipped of John McCain:

If he's the answer, then the question must be ridiculous.

Word. That ought to be the unofficial slogan...