The Democratic National Convention kicked of in Denver last night… All I can think to say is so what? In all honesty I’m more interested in what’s happening in Georgia than I am with what’s happening in Denver. If last night was any indication this convention is going to be about the cult of personality and style not substance or issues.<\/p>\n
Talking about change is all well and good but if you can’t or won’t talk about the substance of your policy ideas it’s just empty rhetoric. We live in dangerous times and we need to know that our next president understands the world we live in and is ready, willing and able confront islamofacist terrorist organizations, their state sponsors and an increasingly belligerent Russia in addition to domestic policy issues like immigration and energy independence.<\/p>\n
So far I haven’t heard a thing that makes believe that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are up to the challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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