I got home late from work. I'm seeing everything delayed by way of DVR...
Watched Santorum's speech. It got a little slow toward the end with his "I've shook the hands of America" stuff. I also noticed that he did not hesitate to slam O'Bongo. That was one of Limbaugh's concerns. Other observations: I don't care for the style of speaking where they stop at pre-planned "applause points" and wait for the audience to clap and cheer (whether they like it or not). Overall a good speech but by no means spectacular. It does sort of show us what we might have had (as a candidate, as a campaigner) in Rick Santorum and yeah, we could have done better. It remains to be seen if Romney can be better at this.
Next up was Ted Cruz and I thought he gave a much better speech even if he also did the stop and wait for applause stuff. It's like the people in charge took the speech as written and then decided where the speaker would pause...probably set it up on the teleprompter that way. Anyway, I have no doubt at all after listening to Ted Cruz speak that he will crush the Democrat in November. I can see why, after he had the time to properly present himself as the alternative to establishment favorite Dewhurst, that he won in a landslide. The guy has presence and he is 100% pro Constitution and pro liberty. This will be a Tea Party senator. Cruz is also not afraid to mention the president's failings. This is good.
Now I am watching Artur Davis, this convention's Zell Miller and, well, WOW. They should have had him do the intro for Romney. He is kicking ass. I will remind everyone that Davis was O'Bongo's campaign co-chair. What a turnaround. He starts out by saying that four years ago he was in the wrong place. He mocks the Greek columns of the 2008 Democrat convention..."Things that start with styrofoam columns and fake smoke do not end well." What incredible O'Bongo criticism. Holy cow. There are no pulled punches here. He is kicking O'Bongo's ass all over this stage...mopping the floor with O'Bongo's worthless ass. Davis is a terrific orator. They need him on the campaign trail with Romney and Ryan every single day until the election. Now he is slamming the Democrat Party in general. Taking NO prisoners. Woo, hoo! Davis is the Saul of Tarsis of this campaign. He has truly had a "road to Damascus" conversion.
