It ain't TV, it's politics.

Michael Gerson wrote in this morning's Washington Post: "Interviewed by the NYT during the 1960 Democratic National Convention, an unnamed 10-year-old boy spoke for generations of convention spectators: 'You know, this is really very boring -- but somehow, you aren't bored.'"

That's the way I feel every four years as I watch these conventions. In 1964, I watched Senator John Pastore (D-RI) deliver an impassioned keynote address and was hooked. I am fascinated by these political conventions because it is the American political process doing its thing as only it can do it -- simultaneously boring and fascinating.

The Republican convention will be no different. If you find yourself feeling bored at times, remember, this ain't TV, it's politics. I could not go to sleep until after Hillary finished her speech last night. She did well; she delivered a home run. Of course, there are some who think it didn't go far enough, or it went too far. Enough already. It doesn't matter what people say about it. She did what she needed to do and is moving on. Everyone who supported her should move on, too. There is no thinking person among the Clinton loyalists who will vote for anyone other than Barack Obama in November.

Bill Clinton and Joe Biden will be the "show" tonight. They will do well. But all of this is prelude to the speech Thursday night in Denver's football stadium (INVESCO Field at Mile High) when 75,000 will gather to hear Barack Obama. His speech will be THE most memorable moment in this convention. People underestimate this young man. He is not a fire breathing dragon who can't wait to eat the young of his opponent. However, he IS a tough minded intellectual who sees the big picture, has a broad vision of the potential remaining in an America crippled by 8 years of inept and reckless government activity on domestic and foreign fronts.

Going forward, others will be in charge of handling the red meat (Joe Biden) and Barack Obama will be in charge of sharing his vision with his fellow citizens and giving all of us hope that the best days of America are ahead of us. I pray our citizens will take the time to examine what this candidate has said, and is saying, for I believe they will discern in him the same qualities I have seen since I first heard him speak in 2004.