Touche' :D

Michale.....

She stole that line from James Woods.. :D

"You're not gonna learn what it means to be a cop by eating hot dogs and picking your teeth and asking stupid questions. We live this job. It's something we are, not something we do!"
-James Woods, THE HARD WAY

But I understand the sentiment and kudos to Mrs Biden. And to you. :D

Michale.....

"For me, being a teacher isn’t just what I do -- it’s who I am.
~Jill Biden

I learned something new today.. :D

Michale.....

I am in favor of using tests for the purposes that they were originally designed for, and which they best serve. along with project based learning, teacher-created content area exams are a bedrock of successful evaluation of students. they're incredibly cheap and highly valid, because they are specifically designed to assess what was taught in each classroom.

low-stakes standardized achievement tests, perhaps once every three to four years, are also very useful to weed out the high performing students for enrichment and the low performing students for special remediation. the top and bottom 15% might benefit from additional evaluations that are targeted to their ability grouping, but for the 70% in the middle it's basically just a waste of time that could have been spent learning.

when standardized tests become high-stakes for non-elite students, it creates an atmosphere of high stress that they're not prepared to handle. often it sours them on school in general, and makes it difficult for them to learn anything else for weeks before and after the test dates. essentially, high stakes standardized tests remove about a month of learning from each school year. since the institution of NCLB it's no wonder that our international ranking has tanked. yet reformers insist that the problem must somehow stem from not testing enough. it boggles the mind.

~joshua

Are you against testing in general??

Or just grand mandated standardized testing??

Michale.....

that's part of the problem - the people who make (and sell) the tests substitute code words like "learning gains," which imply that test scores and learning gains are the same thing. but they're not. testing once every few years gives a rough picture of the student and allows educators to identify outliers like the gifted and learning disabled, but the tests don't cover enough material to tell anything meaningful about the student from year to year much less about the school or the teacher. if they covered that much material, there would be no time left to teach the material.

standardized achievement tests once every few years are very useful to find areas of strength and weakness, and predict a student's future performance. however, they follow an economic principle called diminishing marginal utility. simply stated, the more you test, the less good it does.

But I read an analogy that also seems to make sense..

“The only plan is to give students more and more standardized tests,” said McIntyre, who is chairman of the international studies department at DePaul University. “It’s like trying to make a calf grow by weighing it enough.”

Now THAT explained things too me a LOT more than anything else...

Michale.....

The day that Obama admits his own plan is garbage is the day that I am crowned Plenipotentiary Emperor Of The Universe..

Will you attend my coronation?? :D

Michale.....

although i personally disagree with a general work stoppage, i fully support the reasons behind the strike. standardized tests, charter schools, "merit" pay, cutting benefits, longer school days, "value-added," it's a hit list of everything that costs a lot and doesn't help.

the obama administration's version of "reform" is wrong in every imaginable way, and it was only a matter of time until it got so bad that someone got out the torches and pitchforks. because my first priority is the well-being of the students, my solution would be to work under protest, refuse as a group to participate in any of the invalid reform measures; allow students to experience first-hand the meaning of civil disobedience. why not hold an international food fair on standardized testing days - it would probably do substantially more good.

the president has put himself in a position of weakness by trying to have it both ways. either he throws his union supporters under the bus or he admits his own plan is garbage, which of course it is.

I have a feeling that Unions are going to become very inconvenient to the Obama administration...

http://washingtonexaminer.com/rahm-the-president-supports-me-against-striking-teachers/article/2507638#.UE-b_1GnzUJ

I completely agree..

What MY beef is, is that your average hysterical Lefty believes that THAT group is ONLY made up of Republicans..

The Left doesn't realize that they are supporting leaders that are part of the PROBLEM, not part of the solution..

Michale....

Apples and Eskimos..

Libby WAS prosecuted...

Corzine hasn't even been arrested...

All I am saying is that Democrats give GREAT lip service to taking on Wall Street...

But, as the facts clearly show, Bush was a LOT more aggressive in going after Republican white collar crooks than Obama has been against Dem white collar crooks. ...

Was Bush perfect?? Of course not.

But, compared to Obama, he is damn sure close...

Now, if you are a polling agency that gives a poll that Obama doesn't like, he'll go after you like gangbusters!

But if you are a Dem bundler/donor?? You get carte blanche

On another subject..

What's your take on the Chicago teachers strike, Joshua??

Michale.....

same reason scooter libby is still walking around free. same reason there hasn't been a single CEO prosecuted for the subprime housing crisis.

in the USA of citizens' united, the ultra-rich and politically connected don't have to live by the same rules as the rest of us.

And, for Obama.....

"The hit's just keep on comin'!!!"
-Tom Cruise, A FEW GOOD MEN

Poor guy..

This is the mood of the country against Obama...

And in a SWING STATE no less...

Michale.....

I mean, seriously.. Look at it..

That's about the best (and ONLY) argument that the Left has...

Where is all the high and mighty "Hope" and "Change" and grand aspirations?? Where is all the "Not Red States, Not Blue States, But A UNITED States"???

NOW, the ONLY argument that the Left has is...

"The other guys are worse!!"

How completely and utterly pathetic....

Let's see if Obama can win on THAT....

Michale.....

You mean the health care "reform" that the majority of Americans didn't want and the majority of Americans want repealed??

The new "reform" that levies hundreds of new taxes??

THAT health care??? :D

Pretty much says it all..

And the majority of American voters see it THAT exact same way...

Lol what?? I guarantee many of the 31 million people who just got health insurance are Republicans; or those who just got allowed to stay on their parents insurance; or those with pre-existing conditions. Millions and millions of Americans - including Republicans. Although they may no LONGER be Republicans given what Mitt and his party think of equal access to healthcare...

Why is Jon Corzine still walking around free??

Because he is an Obama Bundler...

I see no evidence of that. Obama's Democrats only believe in making society more fair for Obama's Democrats..

In the Auto Bailout, guess who lost their jobs and their pensions? NON UNION workers...

Obama, on a campaign stop. Says he'll buy a beer for everyone in the place. EXCEPT the one guy holding a Romney sign...

Obama is acting like a petulant little child..

Americans are not better off.. This is fact..

It's time to give Romney a chance...

That's all there is too it..

I agree Obama hasn't been tough enough on Wall St and I think Dodd-Frank was just the beginning and didn't go far enough. But you're preaching to the choir - the other side and Mr Romney are so, so, so far right on this they'd practically pass a bill that allows banks to take your money to a casino and gamble it on red or black...

The choice in this election is pretty clear, as both candidates have pointed out. And as Clinton put it:

You see, we believe that “We’re all in this together” is a far better philosophy than “You’re on your own.”

or

It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics. Why? Because poverty, discrimination, and ignorance restrict growth.

Democrats believe in making society more fair; Republicans quite simply don't. This is the heart of the issue when talking about taking on Corporations and stopping America becoming a plutocracy.

We don't know how bad a Romney presidency will be.

We DO know how bad an Obama presidency has been..

Despite the laughable antics of the Dem Convention, Americans know that they are NOT better off under Obama..

And THAT is what they'll be taking to the polls...

And yet, Bush's administration had a FAR better record in punishing financial criminals...

Why is Jon Corzine still walking around free??

Because he is Obama's buddy...

You claim Clinton has clean hands???

Forget insider trading, where traders are basically ripping off each other. During the Clinton years, big Wall Street firms came up with new and imaginative ways to screw the average investor — who for the first time was turning to the stock market to save for retirement. Yet there wasn’t much of a peep from Bubba’s Justice Department or the corporate watchdogs at his Securities and Exchange Commission.

You can slam Romney all you want. Hell, I'll likely agree with most of it.

But we're not talking about Romney and Republicans

I am asking you to explain why Democrats claim they are against Wall Street fat cats, yet they have an abysmal record of prosecuting financial criminals...

Let's finish this discussion, then we can move on to Romney and the Republicans...

If your ONLY defense of Democrats is that Republicans are worse, then I would say that it is a pretty piss poor defense...

Yes, the facts are clear Romney represents the party of the people, if you define 'people' as 'very rich people who are giving him money because they will save more money when he gives them a juicy little tax cut'.

And it looks like Romney's attempts to buy the election are going to come to nothing: VP pick + RNC and he is still out-raised by Democrats in August. This is what happens when your candidate is that awful.

Actually in the last 30 years the only time inequality fell in America was during the Clinton administration in the 90s - look at a chart of the Gini Coefficient http://combatingglobalization.com/img/CG-chart-1.jpg. I've already written much about this in my Trickle Down article.

So yes, Democrats are by FAR willing to stand up to Corporations and fight for the best interests of the average American.

Aside from this, look at the two candidates and their records and try telling me there is any chance in hell that Romney is the candidate of the 'average America' and not the 'super-rich-wealthy-trying-to-buy-the-election-so-they-can-get-a-massive-tax-cut American'.

Under securities laws, those customer funds were supposed to be kept sacrosanct — yet not a single MF Global employee, much less Corzine, has been charged in the matter by the Obama Justice Department or the Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/soft_on_wall_street_hLRbrpn9LH6QULzx47UcaI#ixzz265zzwBXG

Yea, Obama and the Democrats are TOUGH on Wall Street fat cats, ain't they??

Pardon me, I just threw up in my mouth a little...

I *would* consider the source in my evaluation, this is true..

But the facts, first and foremost, would trump ANY other consideration..

So, do you have anything that disputes the FACTS that Obama has missed so many PDBs??

I don't think you do...

I understand why character assassination of the messenger is the order of the day..

It just would be sure peachy keen wonderful if the Left in general would at least TRY addressing the MESSAGE...

The facts show that Obama is not the Foreign Policy giant that Democrats would like us to believe..

Here's another message you can try and address...

Among the many falsehoods pushed at last week’s Democratic Convention is that this is the party of the people, unafraid to hold Corporate America responsible for its many ills.

Corzine, a well-connected Democrat is facing no charges despite losing $1.6 billion — whereas Bush team jailed Republican fat cats.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/soft_on_wall_street_hLRbrpn9LH6QULzx47UcaI#ixzz265xAcQVr

Once again, the FACTS run counter to the Democratic Party's message...

Michale.....

I can just imagine what you'd say if someone posted evidence on here that openly stated it came from a 'liberal investigative research organization'.

That's our POTUS....

Always voting "present".... Even when he ain't....

Michale.......

Yea, I wish the military would have got more of a sound-out.

Especially condemning the Obama Administrations failure to implement the procedures that Democrats themselves passed to make sure the military isn't disenfranchising from voting..

But Republicans and the military are a given.. We don't need politicians blowing smoke up our arse to know that we matter...

Which is why I am not *TOO* peeve'ed when Democrats diss the military...

Like Republicans and their support, Democrats talking down to the military is a given...

Par for the course...

Nature of the beast...

Having said all of that, it WAS a real bonehead thing to say.. But I don't think it will have a real impact..

The grunts on the ground know that, as bad as Romney will likely be, Obama will be 20 times worse...

Like Obama told the Russians, he ain't going to have to worry about the American voter, if he's re-elected.. He can do what he wants to do and will answer to no one...

Such a man could do a LOT of damage if he were so inclined.. or even just by virtue of incompetence.....

Michale.....

Michale.....

As an ex-army guy, what do you think of Romney's failure to talk about the military at all during his RNC speech? Then when asked about it his line:

you talk about the things that you think are important

So how do you feel that the candidate you support does not consider the military important?

I think we found out Plan C over the weekend:
- Obamacare isn't that bad (almost all of it, except the part that pays for the good stuff)
- Taxing the rich isn't that bad (close their loopholes, although not sure which ones...)

So Plan C is the long-awaited pivot to the centre! Wow. This might be one of the latest pivots ever seen. I can only assume that he had to get through the RNC convention and shore up his base before he pisses them off... Couldn't risk being booed on stage by being moderate to the current extremist GOP!

But at least, under the Romney plan, the only people who would have lost their jobs would have been the 1%'ers CEOs with their cushy executive suites and the fat cat Union 1%'ers with their plush benefits and salaries...

Under the Obama plan, those two groups are the ONLY groups that made out bigtime. The middle class and non-union workers were screwed...

Michale.....

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As long as the Unions are protected, screw the rest of the middle class!!!

Yea, gotta love them Democrats...

Insight: GM's Volt - The ugly math of low sales, high costs
The weak sales are forcing GM to idle the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant that makes the Chevrolet Volt for four weeks from September 17, according to plant suppliers and union sources. It is the second time GM has had to call a Volt production halt this year.
reuters.com/article/2012/09/10/us-generalmotors-autos-volt-idUSBRE88904J20120910

Remember... An "idle" plant is a "shut down" plant..

Yea, the Auto Bailouts were a COMPLETE success!

These kinds of "successes" are exactly why the country is in the shape it's in and why Democrats have proven beyond any doubt that they cannot lead..

Michale.....

"There are two possibilities. They are unable to respond. They are unwilling to respond."
-Captain Spock, STAR TREK II, The Wrath Of Kahn

:D

Michale.....

If Romney is so bad and Obama is so good, why is the race so close???

Only one of two possibilities exist.

Either Romney is not as bad as ya'all claim...

OR

Obama is not as good as ya'all claim....

Which is it??

Michale.....

Let's jump in, shall we...

According to Fact Checkers, Bill Clinton's speech was as rife with misconceptions and bad facts as anything that came out of the GOP..

So, those who live by the Fact Checkers will die by the Fact Checkers.. :D

Plan A was economy - it didn't work.

Seriously!!!???

The economy is what this election is about. You said it yourself. And, ALL the relevant polls say that the American voters care for Romney and the GOP over Obama and the Democrats when it comes to the economy...

So, since it is FACT that the economy is the number one issue and it is FACT that voters prefer Romney to Obama on the economy, what's the logical conclusion??

"Come on, you can say it. They know, go ahead..."
-Vinnie Gambini, MY COUSIN VINNY

As far as the overall polls???

Let's take a trip down memory lane..

In Sep of 1980, Carter was ahead of Reagan in the polls by 4 points. In Oct of '80, that lead in the polls jumped to 8 points..

We all know how THAT election turned out.

After the DNC Convention in 1988, Dukakis lead Bush(HW) in the polls by 17 points.

We also know how THAT election turned out.

So, I wouldn't be all happy-happy joy-joy.....

"All I wanna do in bury Cocteau up to his neck in shit, and let him think happy-happy thoughts forever.""
-Edgar Friendly, DEMOLITION MAN

.... about any lead that Obama has created in the here and now.

“Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.”
-Darth Vader, STAR WARS

I particularly enjoyed President Obama's reminder of citizenship and civic duty. If we are responsible citizens and vote, WE are the government.

Actually, the Democrat theme for their convention was that we all "BELONG" to the Government.

That, somehow, some WAY, the Government OWNS us..

Considering the Democratic Party's history with slavery, I am not sure it was wise to invoke a theme that indicates people are property...

But, maybe that's just me...

Regarding and Dem's claim that Obama had "saved" Detroit. What hogwash...

Even if you allow that the auto bail-out was successful (it wasn't, as the facts show) the simple fact is Detroit is much more than Chevy and GM...

All Obama did with the auto bailouts is put a band-aid on a heart-attack patient and allow the auto-companies to give the unions enormous benefits and compensation, continue failed management policies, screw the middle class and kick the can down the road 5-10 years when the auto companies will need ANOTHER bail out..

And all of that leaves tax-payers on the hook for 25 BILLION (with a 'B') dollars!

Wouldn't it had made MORE sense to let the auto companies fail, and then build a newer better manufacturing system that would emphasis responsible management, fuel efficiency technology and better safety programs??

Reminds me of that old Quantum Leap episode where Sam leaped into the body of a female secretary for a big Auto Company CEO in the early 60's. During a meeting the big cheese was going on and on about the next big thing Sam asked, "What about fuel efficiency??". The big cheese promptly laughed and said, "Who cares!?? Gas is 30 cents a gallon!!!"

You see the point? Imagine what kinds of vehicles we could be putting out if we had built an ENTIRE industry from the ground up in the here and now!?? We might actually SEE flying DeLauren's in our lifetime!

But Noooooooo.. Bush and Obama had to accomplish things that are the textbook definitions of insanity.. Doing the same thing over and over, hoping for a different result...

It's hilarious that all of the "victories" that Democrats claim during this election (ObamaCare/Tax, Auto Bailout, etc etc) are Pyrrhic victories, AT BEST...

Democrats Said to End Convention $15 Million Short
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-07/democrats-said-to-end-convention-15-million-short.html

And Democrats wonder why the American people don't trust them on the economy! Dems can't even handle their own finances!!

I ran into Alan Grayson (who had just returned) at a meeting Thursday evening and he told me that he just couldn't take the crowds and that the security was unbelievable.

I find it interesting that, besides a few mentions here, no one on the Left EVER complains about the increased security and surveillance policies of the Obama Administration..

Why is that???

Why is it that, when a GOP administration puts these practices into play, it's the beginning of a "police state" and soon there will be "midnight knocks at the door"???

But when it's a DEM administration that has these practices in play, no one says dick...

And ya'all wonder why I believe that the '-D' or '-R' is practically the ONLY determining factor.. The evidence is all around...

A fact that will become more apparent once President Romney is sworn in...

There is one thing that Democrats have said that is dead on ballz accurate.

In this election, there is no ambiguity about the choice we have. This election is about two diametrically opposed viewpoints..

The Democrats way is that Government is the way to go. That nothing good happens without Government involvement and everything bad happens when Government is not involved. This philosophy is epitomized by Obama's "You Didn't Build That" rant.. Everyone must be subservient to Government and the Government way is the BEST way, the ONLY way...

If you believe that, then you must vote for Obama.

On the other side, we have the idea that Americans aren't subservient to the Government, it's the Government that should be subservient to Americans. The idea that ANYONE can succeed AND enjoy the fruits of that success if they work hard, persevere , pull themselves up by the knickers and MAKE it happen.. The idea that hard work and ingenuity will trump laziness and sloth every day of the week and twice on Sunday...

If THIS is the kind of America you believe in, then you have no choice but to vote Romney...

So, yes. The Dems got something right. This election IS the starkest contrasts in choice we have have seen in quite a long time...

Whew! Glad I got all that out of my system!! It's been percolating all weekend!! :D

Michale.....

Take care of yourself, CW!

Michale

I just wanted to post this, to commemorate the auspicious 46th Anniversary of Star Trek.

Probably the ONE thing that binds us ALL together.. :D

And, since "TEE SHIRTS" are in.... :D

http://sjfm.us/temp/46th.jpg

Tomorrow....

It's On!!!

Michale.....

UPDATE FROM CHRIS:

I am hijacking Michale's comment here, because my browser won't let me post a new one for some reason, and it is past 2 am and I need to get to bed.

Here's an update: Probably due to being out in the rain Tuesday so much, and then immediately going in to frigid air conditioning, and then back out into the muggy atmosphere, and then getting rained on again, I got sick during the convention.

This is a big reason why there haven't been more postings. But while I did have a mild low-level flu sort of thing, I have bounced back and am now back home again and relatively healthy and clear-headed.

Oh, in the midst of my sick delerium, I climbed a mountain, also in the pouring rain. That sounds like a punchline to a joke, but it isn't.

Anyway, check back Monday for me doing all of last week's work. I am much better now, if not 100%, so the flow of writing from me will soon recommence.

Just wanted to update everyone wondering why last week was so light...

But for now, I gotta get to bed...

[Again, Michale, sorry for hijacking your comment...]

-CW

I heard that only the PACs had pulled their money out (probably because the Romney campaign itself is now using its campaign cash to advertise there).

On a side note...

Democrats Said to End Convention $15 Million Short
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-07/democrats-said-to-end-convention-15-million-short.html

Tomorrow will be here soon..:D

Michale

http://www.google.com/

How kewl is THAT!!!! :D

OK, I'm gone...

Plan A was economy - it didn't work.
Plan B was lie about welfare/Medicare - it didn't work.
Brace yourselves for Romney Plan C in the coming week.

The economy added 96,000 jobs in August, and unemployment fell from 8.3 to 8.1 percent. But economists had expected around 150,000 jobs to be added, and the 368,000 people who dropped out of the workforce last month is the highest amount in years...."
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/248147-romney-if-last-night-was-the-party-this-morning-is-the-hangover

The demigod turned out to be entirely human, and his results were disappointing. On Thursday night, as Obama admitted to “failings,” Democrats who dreamed of the biggest and the best in 2008 were learning to accept good enough...."
- Dana Milbank
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obama-lowers-the-bar-on-hope-and-change/2012/09/07/dbf3ea82-f8dc-11e1-8b93-c4f4ab1c8d13_story.html?hpid=z4

I hope O isn't planning on that jobs report being "good enough."

He [Obama] organized a rescue, made the tough calls and saved the American auto industry. Mitt Romney saw the same crisis and you know what he said: "Let Detroit go bankrupt." Sure, Mitt Romney loves our lakes and trees.
He loves our cars so much, they have their own elevator. But the people who design, build, and sell those cars?
Well, in Romney's world, the cars get the elevator; the workers get the shaft.
- Jennifer Granholm

Now, when Congressman Ryan looked into that TV camera and attacked President Obama’s Medicare savings as, quote, the biggest, coldest power play, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry — because that $716 billion is exactly, to the dollar, the same amount of Medicare savings that he has in his own budget. You got to get one thing — it takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did.
- Bill Clinton (hard to pick a top line since they were all so good but I'll go with this one)

After all, Mitt Romney's the guy who said corporations are people. No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people. People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, they dance. They live, they love, and they die. And that matters. That matters because we don't run this country for corporations, we run it for people. And that's why we need Barack Obama.
- Elizabeth Warrn

Now, our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn't have much to say about how they'd make it right. They want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan. And that's because all they have to offer is the same prescription they've had for the last thirty years:
"Have a surplus? Try a tax cut."
"Deficit too high? Try another."
"Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning!"
- Obama

The Democratic Convention must have been an unprecedented success to have succeeded in shutting you up for the next THREE WHOLE DAYS!!!

Au contraire....

The Dem Convention was such a debacle for Democrats from start to finish, plus my comments have been so successful in exposing this debacle for all to see, that I actually felt guilty because I was rubbing it in so well.. I really did.. So'se I said to myself, I says, "Self, why not let them ENJOY their moment in the sun without you dragging them back into the cold reality all the time??"

Hence, my hiatus...

But, it would be rude not to respond to direct/directed questions/comments so, if ya'all really WANT me on hiatus, then ya'all will have to stop talking to/about me.. :D

Now, if THAT's not egomaniacle, I don't know WHAT is! :D

Just let me finish up by saying that I hope people will take the I SIDE WITH test.....

http://www.isidewith.com/presidential-election-quiz

..... and share their results..

My results were an eye opener for me and I bet they would be an eye opener for ya'all as well..

Now, let me enjoy my exile, damn it! :D

Michale.....

I will take a moment from my Hiatus to respond to you here. It would simply be rude not to..

The comments for that particular commentary are now closed..

When I return from my self-imposed exile, I'll pick the most convenient parallel dimension...

"Gozer the Gozerian? Good evening. As a duly-designated representative of the City, County and State of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the next convenient parallel dimension."
-Ray, GHOSTBUSTERS

er.... I mean the most convenient open to semi-open thread to respond...

:D

Michale...

I hope you'll take a hiatus from your hiatus to respond to my response: http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/08/23/guest-author-trickle-down-trickle-out-and-trickle-up/#comment-25965

Biden gets a lot of ribbing from late night comics, Republicans, and the media. But the crowd here certainly does love themselves some Joe.

Would you believe that I was thinking PRECISELY the same thing, verbatim, as I watched the vice president tonight ... with a big ole grin on my face, I don't mind admitting to. I am so glad you are there at the convention because it really feels like a part of me was there, too.

As you have probably guessed by now, my interest in US politics began at almost the same time that I first began to realize what an excellent politician Joe Biden is - about 25 years ago - and following his career since that time has largely sustained my interest over the course of those many years.

Thanks very much for your kind words here tonight ... and for your thoughtful words over the fun-filled years I’ve spent here at CW.com and for your great generosity of spirit that you have always so graciously shared with all of your readers. It’s why we all love us some CW and we get to indulge in it on a daily basis. We are indeed an extremely fortunate bunch!

I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed Jill Biden's speech. Unfortunately, I got home too late to hear it and even missed the first little bit from Vice President Biden. :(

The Democratic Convention must have been an unprecedented success to have succeeded in shutting you up for the next THREE WHOLE DAYS!!!

I think I miss you already. :)

jill biden was so right about being a teacher. it isn't what you do, it's who you are. i'll save my esoteric snark for later, but i want liz to know i found dr. biden to be a great speaker.

on another note, why not ask FW if she'd write another column here about the events of day 1? she's a damn fine writer in her own right, CW - how about running it by her.

-CW

Even if your conspiracy theory we're true (it ain't, but even so), Obama can pack more people into a stadium than Romney can dream of.

Google "Romney Detroit empty stadium" for proof.

Heh.

:-)

-CW

I have done enough pissing on the wedding cake..

I am hereby declaring a moratorium on all postings from yours truly til Monday, 10 Sep @ 0400hrs ...

I'll let ya'all have your moment in the sun....

Toodles

Michale....

A theme that was promptly demolished when Democrats couldn't agree on the platform... :D

Michale.....