Happy 72nd Birthday John McSame

He sure does like those beauty queens. But seriously, Sarah Palin? Who goes from mayor of a pop. 7,000 town in Alaska to VP of the US in less than two years? She makes Obama look experienced like Robert Byrd and Edward Kennedy. Her Credentials are a BA from Idaho State, Miss Congeniality in a Wasilla, AK beauty pageant, mother of five, a few years as mayor of a town 2% the size of Obama's Illinois Congressional district and less than two years as Governor of Alaska. In those two years she has managed to start a scandal by using her office to fire an Alaska State Trooper that happened to be her sister's ex. When that didn't work, she fired his boss. Perfect fit for the Republicans.

She definitely fits the bill as a Washington outsider, but does McSame really think that Hillary supporters will vote for her just because she is a woman? Last time I checked, Hillary and her supporters were pro-choice. Certainly not many will be wooed by a pro-life ultra conservative christian just because she wears a pantsuit. Even the PUMA crowd has to see right through this one. This blatant pandering is an insult to the intelligence of all women.

The Republican presidential nominee is now 72 years old with a history of deadly skin cancer. He then hires Miss Congeniality with zero foreign policy experience to be just a heartbeat away from Commander in Chief. This shows us the type of judgment we can expect from John McCain. It won't work.

The Biden - Palin debate should be interesting...

I was about ready to post this when I got this crazy flash forward from a parallel universe where McCain/Palin win this election. History is made when John McCain dies of a heart attack while adulterously boning his vice-president making her Commander in Chief.

WOW!

Last night at Mile High was AMAZING! The energy of the place was fantastic and it truly felt like we were part of history being made. We arrived around 3pm to find a mile long line at the South entrance, so we embarked on a circuitous hike around to the East side where there were no lines and we just walked right in. Some people waited on the South side for four hours. Udall (CO Rep. running for Senate), Richardson and Gore were some of my favorite speakers early on. They all had some great zings for McSame. Seeing/hearing Stevie Wonder sing Signed, Sealed and Delivered was super cool as well. I'm sure you all watched Obama give his speech last night so I don't have to tell you how incredible it was. One thing that most folks aren't aware of is that he wrote the speech himself. I think that is so impressive in today's world of speech writing teams and campaign coordinators. All told, my hands and throat are sore from so much clapping and cheering, but I am "Fired Up, Ready To Go!"

After we made it out of there last night we picked up Dane at the airport. He and I are off to the Wind River mountains of Wyoming for the next week for some alpine climbing in the Cirque of the Towers. Awesome granite here I come!

Obama/Biden - 2008!

I Got Tickets!

Looks like Mel and I will be going to Obama's acceptance speech on the 28th. Unless of course we are tempted by the hundreds of dollars folks are offering on Craig's List.