A few months ago, an online tool told me Al Sharpton was the closest presidental candidate to my views. I was shocked, as I would never have guessed. Tonight I heard Rev. Sharpton speak on TV from the Democratic National Convention, and I must say I was extremely impressed. Supposedly, he did not use the speech that was displayed on the teleprompter, which impressed me even more.

The funny thing is, afterwards political commentators on CNN were frothing at the mouth over this “unscripted” event. They were downright giddy. And their main focus was how this was somehow bad for Kerry and the Democrats. I mean, I just heard the most interesting and moving speech in ages, and CNN was calling it bad for Kerry. I say it was good for Kerry.

Now I sit here watching John Edwards stumble over his words. He's chanting “Hope is on the way”. That's the stupidest slogan I have ever heard. Hope is on the way? Hope? I have to tell you, if the Democrats are pinning their success on providing “hope” to people, they're going to lose in November. Why don't they just print signs saying “We'll try”, or “I think we can”.

Finally, I was surprised to learn that residents of Washington, D.C. do not have the right to vote. That's so ironic. Even Alanis Morrisette would agree.