Ready to Lead

I loved President Bush's comments tonight about Senator John McCain being ready to lead. We are in a time when change needs to be made and America needs to be resilient. Senator McCain has the strength and character, that Fred Thompson spoke of tremendously, to lead our country in the coming years
Today was great. We started the day off by going to a panel discussion with Harvard Institute of Politics where Trey Grayson was moderator. The discussion was about the importance of the youth vote. Perhaps one of the best things I heard was the excitement that youth voters have for the McCain campaign. While the opponent's numbers may be higher, McCain's youth supporters were overwhelmingly more interested in volunteering for the campaign. I would venture to say that goes to show McCain supporters know they have more to campaign on than eloquent speech and delivery.
After lunch we headed to downtown St. Paul for a panel at the Children's Art Museum with moderator Gov. Mike Huckabee. We were a little bit early, so I stopped at "Candyland" and bought a giant chocolate/pecan/carmel turtle.. tasty but I still have a lot left.
Then we headed to the musuem where the panel discussed the importance of art in developing a love for learning in students. It was an interesting topic to hear talked about because I do not follow the arts very closely. I think it is a debate that still needs to be worked out as far as how much of a core curriculum art can be in schools. In Arkansas, Huckabee ensured that art or music is part of every students weekly schedule and he believes in the importance of this.
Next, it was convention time. Yesterday we did not even wait in line to get into the XCEL center. Today we hung out at a coffee shop waiting for the line to die down for an hour before we went in. Needless to say, the RNC excitement and backing is now in full force in the Twin Cities. We heard from lots of speakers including Laura Bush, President Bush (via satellite) Fred Thompson, and most intriguing of all, Joe Lieberman. He had promised a speech like no other given at a convention, and that is what he delivered. He definitely stepped over partisan lines and delivered a speech that reflects a lot of the personality and political legacy of John McCain, putting country first. When a former Democratic Vice-President nominee comes to endorse the Republican candidate, America knows we have a winner in John McCain.
Between chants of U.S.A., standing ovations for President George H.W. Bush, touching applause and honor given to veterans and current military members, and facts that showcase why the McCain/Palin ticket is the choice for America, tonight was a night to never forget.

KC