Much like the Beatles and Joe Cocker, Senator Barack Obama is getting by with a little help from his friends.
On Wednesday, the theme at the Democratic National Convention was “Securing America’s Future” and a number of speakers spoke of their disapproval of President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain.
CSM Michele S. Jones, the first female command sergeant major of the US Army, endorsed Obama and she was joined by congressman Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, and Rear Admiral John Hutson.
Senator Kerry’s speech was proclaimed by some as the highlight of the night. In his speech, he said, “Candidate McCain now supports the wartime tax cuts that Senator McCain once denounced as immoral. Candidate McCain criticizes Senator McCain’s own climate change bill. Candidate McCain says he would now vote against the immigration bill that Senator McCain wrote. Are you kidding? Talk about being for it before you’re against it.” He added, “So remember, when we choose a commander-in-chief this November, we are electing judgment and character, not years in the Senate or years on this earth. Time and again, Barack Obama has seen farther, thought harder, and listened better. And time and again, Barack Obama has been proven right.”
Senator Joe Biden of Delaware accepted the vice presidential nomination and his speech followed. In his speech, he said, “John voted again and again against incentives for renewable energy: solar, wind, biofuels. That's not change; that's more of the same. Millions of Americans have seen their jobs go offshore, yet John continues to support corporations that send them there. That's not change. That's more of the same. He voted 19 times against raising minimum wage for people that are struggling just to make it to the next day. That's not change. That's more of the same. And when he says to continue to spend $10 billion a month when the Iraqis have a surplus of nearly $80 billion, that's not change. That's more of the same.”
Obama surprised the Pepsi Center with a late night appearance as he joined Biden on stage. The two embraced each other as they looked to the coming months of campaigning.
Today, Obama speaks at INVESCO Field at Mile High. I hope to be there as he accepts the nomination.
KB
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