56\u00a0 bar steady 20.00 ompn NE\u00a0 dew-point 44\u00a0 sunrise 6:28\u00a0 sunset 8:02\u00a0 Lughnasa<\/p>\n
Waning Crescent of the Corn Moon<\/p>\n
The Democratic convention.\u00a0 Ironically for our family, in Denver where our clan has strong roots.\u00a0 The Republican convention.\u00a0 Equally ironical, here in St. Paul.<\/p>\n
Here’s an, oh my god I’m an old guy thought, but conventions aren’t what they were when I was a kid.\u00a0 When primaries began to take the decision about party nominees out of the hands of power brokers and the politics of a particular convention, conventions became mass marketing.\u00a0 No fun.\u00a0 Not interesting.\u00a0 In the past I watched convention coverage as eagerly as the final 4 in the NCAA or the Indianapolis 500.\u00a0 No more.<\/p>\n
My gut tells me that Obama will sit down with his folks, figure out a strategy to focus his campaign on two or three issues-probably the economy, health care reform and energy independence.\u00a0 He and Biden will punch those home.\u00a0 They will be more dynamic, more thoughtful, and not Republican.\u00a0 In the end this should be enough.<\/p>\n
Obama needs help, no doubt about that.\u00a0 He’s a young, inexperienced politician running against a Washington insider, again.\u00a0 I mean, Hillary was a prime example of an insider.\u00a0 He’s black.\u00a0 He’s smart.\u00a0 He needed this non-incumbent race following an unpopular presidency to give his way outside the box personal situation a chance.\u00a0 He has it and I think he’ll win pulling away.<\/p>\n
Gazpacho tomorrow and planting.\u00a0 Gazpacho first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
56\u00a0 bar steady 20.00 ompn NE\u00a0 dew-point 44\u00a0 sunrise 6:28\u00a0 sunset 8:02\u00a0 Lughnasa Waning Crescent of the Corn Moon The Democratic convention.\u00a0 Ironically for our family, in Denver where our clan has strong roots.\u00a0 The Republican convention.\u00a0 Equally ironical, here in St. Paul. Here’s an, oh my god I’m an old guy thought, but conventions … Continue reading An Old Guy Observation<\/span>