"The Moment"

The 2008 Democratic convention has been an amazing display of so-called party unity. This past week of speeches, parties and receptions will only prove to be worth it if the party actually comes together to defeat Senator McCain in November. This so-called unity is critical, especially now that John McCain has announced his VP candidate.   This news may marginalize the proverbial bounce that usually comes after a party's convention.

The Democrats spent this week stressing the major similarities between John McCain and George Bush; whether America buys it is yet to be determined. This was expected, it is also expected that the Republicans will attempt to paint Senator Barack Obama as a lopsided liberal that will take away your guns and raise your taxes next week in Minneapolis. I personally hope the American people don't fall for the staged tricks, antics, and coordination of either party's conventions.

I hope they look at these two political parties and call them out for their vast waste of money (at the conventions and in government) and their attempts to dilute the real issues down to sound bites and rhetoric.

Don't get me wrong conventions are fun, exciting, and a great display of the party's strength and continuity, however they could stand to be a bit more substantive and less show.

All that being said there was a moment that really touched me. When the tribute to Martin Luther King's march on Washington and his historic "I have a Dream" speech began playing on the jumbo-tron of Mile High stadium (INVESCO Field) I felt the moment building. While watching the piece I began to think what God must be saying and thinking at this very moment. Is he disappointed at our inability to come together and compromise on the ways we can create better lives for his children or is he commanding his angels on high to summoned Martin Luther King to his side. Is God inviting Martin to sit and watch the fruits of his service and labor?  Maybe God is eager to use us to express the level of sacrifice it will take to move the mountains the plague our country and world.

When Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination, history was made and there was a moment. Just like there was a moment when John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural speech and when Ronald Reagan spoke to the Soviet Union in Germany. I know they were Presidents and Barack Obama isn't, but that does not minimize the magnitude of his moment.

I'm thankful I could share it with him, America, and the rest of the world. But when it was all over.......all I could say was....WOW!

Penny politics signing off from the Mile High state, on to the Twin Cities!

"Everybody has a penny, imagine if everybody gave a penny"