Republican convention

With the impending move this weekend staring me in the face, I have hardly had any time to tune into the Republican convention this week. I read that Guiliani gave a stellar speech and signalled that he would be a very strong candidate in '08. I read a transcript of Arnold's speech and it was a strong one too. I read that the Bush girls, Jenna and Barbara introduced their mother yesterday and gave a funny speech. Cheney is to speak today and he is a very effective speaker. He has this understated, avuncular tone, that sets his audience at ease, and I am quite sure he will go for Kerry's jugular today with sharply worded rhetoric that jabs and cuts and tweaks Kerry every which way. The Republican faithful will love it. Zell Miller, a Democratic senator by title, who has sided more often with Bush then his own party will speak tonight as well. This guy spoke in '92 at the same venue on behalf of Bill Clinton. 12 years later, in stark contrast he is speaking on behalf of Bush, who one can easily argue has very little in common with Clinton. Mr Miller must have had a heck of ideological journey in the interim.