Convention Week

Just a few hours now until the opening act. If you're a bit nostalgic for the days when conventions were unscripted and the outcome was not predetermined (not too long ago, Ted Kennedy nearly ousted a sitting president), tune in to Al Gore's speech. He gets ridiculed for behaving crazily in recent public appearances, but I think he's actually channeling the ghosts of Jonathan Edwards and Cotton Mather. So we may be in for a "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" treat tonight.

On a more serious note, it's possible that the Dem Convention will decide the presidential election. If Kerry and his team can pull off a great performance, I just don't see how any effort by the Bush campaign can make up that ground. Independent and undecided voters don't care much for Bush and are ready to dump him. Now Kerry needs to turn them on.