Tonight, Bill Clinton said something that defines this election:
"Clearly, the job of the next president is to rebuild the American dream and to restore American leadership in the world."

As much as I like the John McCain that I've seen on TV and sometimes in the political world, I don't see him as someone who can make that monumental kind of change.

He also said something that I think needs to be said:
"What about the military families pushed to the breaking point by multiple, multiple deployments? What about the assault on science and the defense of torture? What about the war on unions and the unlimited favors for the well-connected?  And what about Katrina and cronyism?  My fellow Democrats, America can do better than that."

(source: MSNBC coverage, Bill Clinton's Convention Speech - NY Times)

Quote of the Day: Republicans love America. They just hate half the people who live in it. ~ Jon Stewart

I just watched Michelle Obama's speech, and for me, it was something that struck home. I related to what she was saying, and what she talked about of Barack Obama.

First I think the speech overall was delivered very well. She spoke well, came across as candid and genuine, and made the case that she set out to accomplish. One of the things I connected with was the comments she made about the world as it is and as it should be.

"Barack stood up that day, and spoke words that have stayed with me ever since. He talked about "The world as it is" and "The world as it should be." And he said that all too often, we accept the distance between the two, and settle for the world as it is -- even when it doesn't reflect our values and aspirations. But he reminded us that we know what our world should look like. We know what fairness and justice and opportunity look like. And he urged us to believe in ourselves -- to find the strength within ourselves to strive for the world as it should be. And isn't that the great American story?"

Oh not again.  Leave it to Ohio to be likely to not be able to count its votes in November.  What an embarrassment it was the first time.  Now we know about it, but won't be able to fix it.  That's handy for a democracy now isn't it?

Source: Ohio's voting machine glitch exposed - Columbus Dispatch

So does it make sense that if I find something in a store that is broken that I should get a discount on another of the same item that is not broken?   Am I missing something?

Rep.  Stephanie Tubbs-Jones of Cleveland passed away yesterday, and it is a sad loss for Ohio.  She was a very strong and well-spoken woman - I remember seeing her speak about the war in Iraq and being impressed with how well she spoke about it and how passionate she was.

She was also a good friend to the LGBT community.  I knew we could always count on her support, and she certainly wasn't afraid to express her views.  We need more politicians who are like that.

Her shoes will be hard to fill.




(source: Gay ally Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones mourned - 365Gay.com)

This was the photo on the front page of the ABJ yesterday.  I mean, congrats to them, but wow are those shorts ever tight.  Maybe they should have held the flag lower?

I had a rather large assignment due yesterday.  Usually for an assignment like this it'll take me about 2-3 hours to do a quality job.  Between research and actually writing the report, I spent close to seven hours researching and writing yesterday.  Since I couldn't find anything online in the research databases, I actually had to go to the library!  Books...  what are these things? :)

It seems to have paid off.  My instructor commented, "I must say that this is one of the best  Analysis assignments I have reviewed."  I hope that means I get an A! 

I think it's finally installed.  Let's see what this thing can do!

update: still a bit slow - wondering if its the server.  Hmm...