Uppity Wisconsin

Wisconsin at InvescoI'm finally back in my hotel room after the last night of the convention. Getting to Invesco was easy Jesse Jackson at Invescoenough since I took the press bus to the field.  Getting back was another matter - I ended up walking back to my car (about a mile I'd guess) but it was the slowest mile I've ever walked.  Nobody knew where the press buses were, and all I could find were delegate buses going to the delegate hotels.  There were a lot of people leaving the stadium - well, 75,000 anyway, and there was a lot of confusion.  I finally found a policeman who could tell me how to head toward the light rail station, which I knew was the right direction. 

Anyway it was a spectacular evening, whether you looked at it as a convention night, a number of political speeches, or a big concert. It was a little of all of the above.  

I was very impressed with Obama's speech - I think it hit all the right notes to be successful. I have some disagreements with some of his policy positions, but I agree with a lot more of them.  And let's be honest - any of the Democratic candidates would have been an immense imporovement over what we've had for eight years.  I was glad to see that his speech was much more populist in tone than anything he'd done previously, at least that I've seen.  I found the tone of the speech genuinely heartening. 

I'm going to post some pictures here to give you a feel for the evening, and a few videos on the Zannel channel above.  I'll have more to say about the evening tomorrow.  Being able to attend from a delegate seat was spectacular, though I'm sure it was a great evening from the stands as well.

Nancy Pelosi Opens Evening Jennifer Hudson sings National Anthem