1) Why was the RNC seemingly poorly attended last night? It seemed like half the seats were empty?

2) Why is everyone so upset with Campbell Brown who asked a simple question of Tucker Bounds who couldn’t answer it.

3) Why were there almost no people of color in the RNC auditorium? I mean, I know there are a few black and hispanic R’s, but the view on CSPAN was overwhelmingly white and elderly.

4) Why is it wrong to question a candidate (who is so vehemently anti-choice and so clearly in favor of abstinence only sex ed in schools) if her sex ed policy positions failed her unwed, teenage daughter? Nobody is knocking Bristle as a person. In fact, everyone with a heart wishes this poor child well with the heavy burden she has taken on at such a tender age. But to avoid the irony here is a disservice to thinking people?

5) Last, and most importantly, why was there virtually no mention of any of the serious policy issues facing many Americans last night? No discussion on gas prices (other than saying offshore drilling which, even GW’s people agree will not impact prices in the near term)? No discussion of food prices? No discussion of health care? No discussion of education? No discussion of the war or the failure to kill Osama Bin Laden? Even Steve Schmidt is on record as saying that this campaign isn’t about issues? Do you all really believe this? Is abortion more important than all these pressing issues?

I ask these things sincerely and being a thinking person of reasonable mind, I am capable of changing my beliefs if persuaded with well reasoned logic. Keep in mind, heartfelt answers may have the desired effect of bringing another person to the McCain camp. Vitriol and hatred will reflect poorly on the respondent.

Thanks!

I am feeling despondent about the postponement of the convention. I realize that it wouldn’t look so cool for us to be celebrating all we have to be proud of over the last 8 years while New Orleans faces another drowning. I mean, its sooo unfair how President Bush takes the rap for the botched response to Katrina when it was clearly the failure of that awful Mayor Naggin. But I am puzzled even further by the Lord’s seeming error. Rev Dobson asked us all to pray for rain on Obama’s thursday night, outdoor speech. So why is He bringing such devastating rain to NO again and forcing our righteous meeting to be preempted? I thought most of the gays and other sinners had been killed or displaced by the last flood. So I have to believe this is some kind of oversight on the Lord’s part. Surely he meant for this to happen on thursday in Denver.

Maybe we should do like President Bush suggested just after 9/11 and show our solidarity to those in the Gulf Coast by moving ahead with our convention, shopping and supporting the St. Paul economy. I mean we want to instill in those folks that we are confident that a win in november will herald a new, confident period of the solid Republican leadership for which we’re the very model. Let’s kick it into gear and show New Orleans how fired up WE are!