Oh dear, I just saw a post elsewhere where someone referred to Palin as Governer Umbridge. I nearly nosed my water.

Also hope like hell S is better, and much coping/strength to Sean.

Go, Kat!

Sending vibes for S and Sean.

Thanks, everyone. I had no calls through the night, so I'm hoping that's a good sign. I'm getting ready to head back to the hospital now.

I accidentally heard some of Romney's speech on the way home and I just... argh. It was all strawmen, from beginning to end. Liberals hate businessmen, liberals think big government makes America strong (um, does he think the DOD is private enterprise), and he managed to refer to the mortgage crisis and in the next sentence advocate deregulation. WTF.

Damned punk kids.

Thanks, Kat. You and the kids have often been in our thoughts as well. I would update S on their progress as you would report, and show her pictures as they would appear. For all the stress I've been through with her health, I can only imagine what you've been through. I hope all is well with you and your family.

Oh dear, I just saw a post elsewhere where someone referred to Palin as Governer Umbridge. I nearly nosed my water.

Keith Olbermann referred to her as Tracy Flick from Election. Make me snort.

As much as I don't agree with Palin's positions, I do think she delivered a good speech last night. Got her base energized, made the Repub's fall in love with her, and provided Obama fodder that they could eat up. I don't agree with what she said, but I do think it was delivered well and hit the mark she was aiming for.

One of McCain's staff off-handedly admitted that they'd had to rewrite the speech in a hurry, to make it more "feminine"-sounding. That's right, they had the speech all ready, they just hadn't picked (or vetted) the person to deliver it.

Thankfully, I was too stressed out about other things to get all worked up about the convention speeches, but I heard Giulianni and Palin last night. What a bunch of complete BS. Straw men, outright lies and fabrications, and every time they listed a problem that McCain and Palin would solve as President, I couldn't help but think "BUT THE REPUBLICANS CAUSED THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THE VERY 'SOLUTIONS' YOU'RE TOUTING!"

And Giulianni smeared the "Liberal Media" in his speech. I'm SO FUCKING TIRED of hearing about the "Liberal Media" because it DOESN'T FUCKING EXSIST (at least in mainstream).

Even NPR is at best centrist. Almost every time they mention McCain, the append the word "maverick" to his name, and occasionally spout Repub talking points. Not something I'd expect from the "Liberal Media."

I had to turn off NPR and listen to bad hippy rock this morning it was making me so mad!

Sean, I hope S is way better today and that you can have some relief from all the stress.

Kat, you fucking rule! Hope that kid doesn't sleep for a month.

Oh dear, I just saw a post elsewhere where someone referred to Palin as Governer Umbridge.

If only she were that smart.

Keith Olbermann referred to her as Tracy Flick from Election.

That's more like it.

One of McCain's staff off-handedly admitted that they'd had to rewrite the speech in a hurry, to make it more "feminine"-sounding. That's right, they had the speech all ready, they just hadn't picked (or vetted) the person to deliver it.

That makes me laugh only because some commentators last night said they had heard from Palin's constituents (that's not the right word if she's not a member of Congress, but I can't think of the right term) that Palin's speech was "Pure Sarah" -- that it was "obvious" that she wrote it, because of its "spitfire" phrases, etc., etc., and they could identify only one or two phrases that were *maybe* written by the McCain team.

FAIL.

It was written by George Bush's lead speech writer. Oh yes.