I know that we have at least one Member here who has been with the hospitality industry and I'm certain he disagrees with me. But Mr. Weaver summed it up; and I'm simply of thought that these anachronisms called political conventions have "got to go".
We know that travelers and commuters in two major Northeastern cities regardless of whatever mode they use, will be inconvenienced - and in our post 9/11 world, someone just might get hurt.
Folks, it's all been decided; Kerry/Edwards, Bush/Cheney what else?
There really hasn't been anything of substance, like the Presidential nomination, decided since the 1952 GOP. It was one thing before instant communications a hundred years ago for representatives of a political party to convene and decide upon a candidate. Thr primary system has nullified that and has brought the nomination process into the open.
Naturally of course institutions that do not purport to be any kind of democracy will continue to choose their leaders in secret conclaves; so be that, but at least they are not disrupting the lives of people from their assemblies (not saying any other way, of course).
If there is some rule out there within each political party stating the delegates must vote on the candidate, that's what the internet is for. Same applies to the "planks in the platform".
So let's just give each of 'em 12 hours of free prime media air time to do with as they please and stow these anacronisms hopefully where the sun don't shine.
As for myself, this documented independent voter will be "all eyes and ears' for the debates - those are the real ++++ that have resulted from instant mass communications. But for those three days at the end of the next two months (interspersed by that other "sitting duck for the bad guys" - but that IS getting off topic), I can only hope History Channel will have some worthwhile reruns I haven't already seen.
This is on topic folks.
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