RNC Special

From the newsroom of America's favorite newspaper...


     I was working last night and didn't watch the speeches as they happened,
but I caught the replays on C-Span when I got home. John McCain once again
showed me why he would be the closest thing to the perfect President. Some
might say he was too partisan, but he refused to bash Kerry's record, instead
praising Bush, and calling for a united America. Sort of what John Edwards was
doing.
      My only complaint about McCain may surprise you. I think he should have
left Michael Moore alone. Not because what McCain said was wrong,(I know
people who were dead set against the war that said that Moore's picture of
Baghdad as a tranquil place before we invaded was ridiculous)  but why give
Moore any more spotlight than he's already gotten? Why make him part of the
equation? All McCain did was satisfy Moore's ego, which is bigger than his
waistline.
     As far as I'm concerned, President Bush can't hold a candle to John
McCain both as a man and a politician. To me, anyone with 1/2 a brain would
have saw through Bush's negative campaigning in 2000 and nominated McCain. But
Bush had the money and his name was Bush, so he got the nod. It's McCain's
unyielding loyalty to his party, that's both his blessing and his curse.
      The speeches by the three ladies who lost loved ones on 9/11 were
moving, especially the one by my fellow Rockaway-ean Tara Stackpole, who lost
her firefighter husband Tim on 9/11.
Michael Moore asked Bill O'Reilly if he would sacrifice his child to secure
Falujiah. O"reilly tap danced around the question. Tara Stackpole proudly
stood on stage and told the world that her son was going to Iraq. And I bet
the Navy didn't have to go to a Wal-Mart parking lot to sign Kevin Stackpole
up either.
      Then we had former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who in one long winded speech,
made me remember why I couldn't stand him, but had to respect him. He was at
once arrogant, rude, obnoxious, but also grateful, and compassionate. Alot
like the President he's trying to get re-elected.
     Rudy called for Americans to unite. Then proceeded to rip John Kerry as
indecisive and mocked John Edwards as "needing 2 Americas" Edwards actually is
saying there are 2 Americas and he wants to narrow that gap. Talk about
twisting someone's words around!
      Giuliani, talked about the horrors on 9/11 and how he told NYPD
Commissioner Bernard Kerik at one point that day, "thank God George Bush is
our President." (And I just want to say that a few of you who will never admit
it, felt the same way) People are going to complain that the Republicans are
exploiting 9/11 for their political gain. I say those who don't learn history
are doomed to repeat it.
       Rudy's speech seemed to go on forever, so I have to admit I tuned him
out a couple of times. From what I'm reading, most of the reviews are
positive. But I don't know, it seemed like the crowd in Boston was alot more
rollicking than the crowd at the Garden last night. I liked McCain's message
and some of what Rudy had to say, and maybe it was because of the 9/11 theme,
but I didn't feel the same adrenaline rush from the crowd as I felt after Bill
Clinton's opening night speech. Rudy said it felt like a Yankee game, to me it
sounded like a Met game.

I have a regular Weekly mail that I have to finish up tonight and send to all
of you. I'm sorry for the delay as things have been crazy around here.

From the Fox News corner of the world,
Wild Bill