Author: Brian J. Noggle

Romney called our Iraq War a Just War.

Has he read St. Augustine?

He knocked outsourcing. Poor form, Peter.

If we’re so strong, our workers will provide more value than outsourced labor.

Romney:

“Sue me.” First belly laugh of the night.

Send in John Kerry…send in the clowns? I think I get it.

Kerry Healey. From Massachussetts. Is she related to Lt. Healy, with the State Police?

She’s enjoying her spot, which is better to watch than previous speakers who didn’t seem to enjoy what they were saying quite as much.

Building up Mitt Romney….for a run? What?

Oh, an introduction. Heh. Where’s my syllabus?

Which reminds me, where is Lee Greenwood?

I guess that’s for tomorrow night.

Okay, I said I would not comment on the Reagan video, but I will.

This video was “Taps.”

Ronald Reagan was “America the Beautiful.”

Michael Reagan is a professional, and he’s a Reagan. Finally, some life in the crowd.

Pro-Life. I guess there’s no more hiding the babykillers’ choice-killing ways.

An adoptee? Damn, the Republicans will take anyone. Immigrants, unwanted children….. Heartless fascists.

Another Winthrop allusion. Criminey, how come the Shining City on the Hill gets more play than the Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God phrase?

I will not comment on the video.

This Pennsylvania small business owner Blue Bell keeps calling herself black, which indicates she’s insensitive to minorities.

If she sees her skin color as nothing more than a physical characteristic like height or eye color, she could be a Republican because the Democrats would not have had her.

Yohanna de la Torres made it to New Mexico in like ten minutes?

Cripes, the moonbats are going to have a tizzy about that.

Homie alert! A rep from Wisconsin. With cattle on the backdrop. If only they could pipe some of that wonderful dairy-air into the Madison Square Garden.

He’s got a bit more energy.

Why do all the Wisconsin politicians have first names for first names and last names?

• Gary George
• Tommy Thompson
• Tony Earl
• Herb Kohl (Cole, okay, a stretch)
• Paul Ryan
• Michael Ellis
• Gerald Kleczka

He’s trying to recapture a bit of Steele’s “But not John Kerry” mojo from last night.

He’s an earnest anti-Kerry bludgeon.

Fifth generation family farmer? Sure, the repeal of the death tax is good.

Now, about those subsidies.

At least she spared us the “they’d have to sell the farm when we bought the farm” joke that I could not.

Jeez, talk about some delegate hangovers.

That’s gotta be it.

I hope that’s it. For their sakes.

Small business people. I checked that box on my GOP volunteer form.

Unbundled contracts? Good move.

On the other hand, we have someone with a Spanish accent talking about the Alamo. History suggests that we white Americans have a grievance about that. I am offended. Well, no, perhaps not.

Why is Rob Portman getting more response than Elaine Chao? Are the delegates hoping to impress Natalie?

He’s a little more fluid of a speaker than Chao; he’s not pausing for applause that’s not forthcoming. You don’t wait for the response and hope your pause will spur it.

Unfortunately, Portman seems confounded by the role of the executive branch and the legislative branch, which is I guess to be expected when one’s dealing with the nomination of the executive branch.

America cannot win in the global business environment; it can only compete effectively, perpetually. Or not. The only way to win would be to amass all the world’s land and resources….

Hmmmm….

Elaine Chao is pausing for applause that’s not coming. How sad. The delegates should drink more.

She’s doing okay, but her personal anecdotes aren’t connecting.

When mentioning the divesity in Bush’s cabinet and government, she gets a bit.

Unfortunately, she’s the Secretary of Labor, and she’s talking about education.

Poor woman, trapped in one of the more obviously superfluous departments and blending its mission with another superfluous department’s.

Bush not resting until everyone who wants a job has one? He’s going to look mighty haggard by election day.

The untold story from the remote from Queens: the fellow that Bush put his arm around? The imperial food taster.

Warning: If you’re watching on Tivo and are a little behind live time, don’t bet against Dick Cheney for the VP nomination. Those mean other bloggers are trying to mislead you and take your money.

I would like to have seen at least 1 vote for Other just to remind George W. Bush that we would hold him accountable.

But undoubtedly, certain quarters would spin that as the beginning of the fracturing of the Republican party.