The Republican Convention so far

I've watched the Republican National Convention on and off the last few days... one of the things that so far has stood out is that most of the speeches are either saying wonderful things about McCain or criticizing Obama.... but there is little to no substance when it comes to the issues.  I think they have wasted several days of a large TV audience where they could have made it very clear how McCain would make our lives better.

I thought Governor Palin delivered a great speech... I had not seen her speak before and was very impressed... but the content of the speech was very negative and I think she also missed a great opportunity to rise above the fray.  So it looks like the Republicans are just going to run a negative campaign and hope it sticks.  There was an unexpected reaction after Palin's speech - Obama's campaign received a record $10 million in one day.

Attacking Obama is a very risky strategy.... when Hillary Clinton ran negative ads or had negative attacks against Obama, his lead increased.  The only way Clinton got back in the race was when she started talking about what she would do to help the economy, etc... but it was too little to late to win the nomination.

There WAS one speech I've really enjoyed... Mike Huckabee... he has a great sense of humor and good delivery.

I am very interested in what the polls will show next week.  So far there's been little to no movement for either side.