The Conventions
So I've been watching the conventions, mostly on YouTube or some blog or whatever. In Denver, it was interesting to see how popular Obama was, and Kerry apparently has a pulse, but otherwise pretty basic, appealing stuff. Not enough to make me sign on with the Democrats - I don't really like feeling relieved that Biden's not the candidate, only to find him on the ticket anyway - but I liked what I heard.
The Republican stuff is utterly boring and typical, for the most part. The Palin pick had really made me take notice, because what a trainwreck! Everybody loves a trainwreck. I mean, holy cow, that was fun to watch. So I watched Rudy, Huck, a piece of YouTubed Mitt (that guy is as big an asshole as I imagined him to be) and Palin, because why not give her a chance? See what she's like. Between her speech and Obama's, politics were interesting again (though obviously for different reasons: Obama as compelling personality, Palin as compelling personality politics).
The speeches really jolted me - they all (even Huck!, who at least tries to appear to be a genuinely decent person) went deep into the "Republicans are douchebags" script I thought they were going to ditch. What's this "reform" shit? Can't remember the last time I watched a Republican speak that I didn't instantly recoil from. I thought that shit was supposed to change? I could deal with the "celebrity" stuff - early days, whatever. I figured more people would start coming around to Obama after the convention and the dialogue on issues would start.
But it's obvious I can forget about that happening. I don't see Democrats running the usual "remember the Sixties!" crap (as long as they keep Pelosi off stage) but now I see Republicans are going with the usual "we're assholes!" crap. I'm not dealing with another four years of that police-state, culture-war (and actual-war) stuff. If this is the future of the Republican party, I can tell you who I'm never voting for, ever, again.
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