The Buildup

It's a pity the networks didn't broadcast the hour leading up to Kerry's speech. If they had, they would have seen a highly effective presentation from Kerry's daughters, his former crewmates, the green beret whose life Kerry saved, a very slick biopic edited by Steven Spielberg, and finally, a great introductory speech from Max Cleland. Even earlier, Wesley Clark gave a speech so good that it left no doubt that he was campaigning (probably successfully) as shadow Secretary of Defense, and also left quite a few people wondering why Clark was such a dismal presidential candidate.

Re: Kerry's daughters. I now officially have a crush on Alexandra. Vanessa is a slight ditz and, apparently, already involved with Ben Affleck. They compare very favorably to the Bush girls.