"Don't be economic girlie men!'"

Arnold rocks. He just blew me away. I'm probably not alone in saying I'd never heard him speak before, outside a few clips (generally accompanied by snide tv reporter commentary) while he was running in the California recall election. And no hint of following a teleprompter, either. Oddly, his Austrian accent isn't as distracting in a lengthy speech as it is in a short soundbite.

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I thought the Bush twins were a little lame, but it didn't bother me. They're kids, venturing onto the national stage for the first time. Laura was very good.

I was working out of the house all day, and caught part of the convention coverage when at a friend's for dinner. Looks like Glenn Reynolds has a good cross section of links, reaction and analysis. Kevin Aylward has been blogging up a storm on the convention floor. (Very cool. Kevin was one of the first established bloggers who gave SDA a "leg up" by inviting me to guest blog at Wizbang a few months ago.)

Al Franken got caught engaging in a little shoving match.

I'm typing this while listening to Jon Stewart's Daily Show in the background. He's sounding a little frantic in his delivery. Shrill, even.

Odd technique, for comedy.