I'm not one who normally watches the conventions, but last night, I was glued to the TV. In a moments time, I went from laughter to anger - laughing at McCain's "disengenuous film-maker" comment and then anger when the disengenuous one's face appeared.
Tears of compassion rolled as the victims of 9-11 spoke and of course, they flowed again as speaker after speaker spoke so highly of our Armed Forces serving our country.
Yeah!!! That's what America is all about. Not the messages of the great un-washed masses outside the Garden and sitting in the USA Today booth.
To top the evening off after the speeches, the phone rang, mrs dd answered and ended up providing Bush-Cheney and Bill Jones a bump in the polls as she answered the pollster's questions. KEWL!
Thanks for the presentation today, Billie.
Four More Years! Four More Years! Four More Years! Four More Years!
The speeches were all just incredible last night - and we've only just begun! (Take that, ALL you "disingenuous filmmaker" followers!)
Among the things he has done for veterans, he was able to rightfully brag that after 100 years, he was able to promote and SIGN the law allowing veterans to collect BOTH retirement pay AND disability pay - so badly needed, and a disgrace until now, denying them both.
Military pay will never be on a par with what their contributions are worth, and the cost to the member and family, but he is trying to improve it as best can be accomplished.