So I have watched some of the Democratic convention tonight. I heard a speech on energy that made a lot of sense though I think it was less than completely honest about McCain\u2019s position. McCain would like to include nuclear power as well as more drilling. It was poorly delivered as well.<\/p>\n
I heard some of Biden\u2019s speech as well. The parts I heard were very well done. But I also watched a lot of commentary by Democrats on Twitter. That really ticked me off. Oh not because they loved it all or even because they disagree with me. No what bothers me is these seemingly intelligent people (most are in education) do not appear to have the least understanding of the people who disagree with them. They are too caught up in the emotion of the event to understand any of the politics either. Scary.<\/p>\n
Now to be fair a lot of Republicans don\u2019t understand Democrats either. But I expect more from educators. When I hear people say that pro-life people are anti-women I want to scream. That is one of the stupidest things in the world to say. It is a gross admission that one doesn\u2019t even try to understand the objection to abortion. Anyone who says that is either too stupid<\/strike> closed-minded or too dishonest to be elected to public office. Oh it gets me so upset. Pro-choice is pro-women in the same way that pro-slavery is pro-African-American. At least it is to pro-life people. Actually if you look at how abortion is used in China and India you\u2019d have to be blind not to see pro-choice as seriously anti-women. I admit that I do not understand why the Democratic party is not violently pro-life. I mean I understand why some people are pro-choice but if any party on earth should be pro-life it is the Democrats. <\/p>\n
But I digress. One person on Twitter didn\u2019t understand why Biden wasn\u2019t hitting on the issue of the Supreme Court in his speech. The obvious answer is because Biden is not a complete idiot. For a lot of people the Supreme Court is a defining issue. It is the main reason I voted in the last two presidential elections and probably the only reason I will vote (if I vote) this time around. During the convention a lot of people who are undecided are listening. Why would Biden use that platform to say \u201cwe\u2019ll make sure baby killing stays legal and take away all your guns?\u201d The Supreme Court is an issue to take up with your supporters to get out the vote not a platform to win votes.<\/p>\n
A week ago I was pretty sure Obama would win. Now I\u2019m not so sure. I think Biden was really a bad choice. If people were starting to believe that Obama wasn\u2019t too far to the left the choice of Biden will likely convince them otherwise. You have to run to the middle to win. Of course McCain could similarly blow his choice of a running mate so it is still too early by far to place bets. This one is going to the wire I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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