Un-Conventional

I've watched little of the infomercial being broadcast from Boston this week. And, in fairness, I'll watch little of the next one in New York next month. But I have seen the highlights and read the articles in the paper and I'm impressed by one thing the Dems have done:

Keep their yappers shut on Bush bashing.

They've spun a positive, centrist message. My next senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, sure gave a message that speaks to the bulk of Americans. He said that we are not Dems and GOPs, but Americans. How refreshing. He embraced faith, but did not insult people who approach their faith differently from others. How refreshing.

John Edwards also focused on bringing people together. The Two Americas he talks about are not Evil America and Trampled America. It's Advantaged America and Unadvantaged America. There's nothing evil about having advantages. But wouldn't it be nice if people who didn't have all the advantages not be deprived of the chance to live the American Dream? And just maybe the government can make it a little bit easier? That's a phenomenal message.

Now, maybe the Dems a lying through their teeth just to regain the White House. And this is politics, so that is a strong possibility. But if you take people at their word (since you can't judge people out of power by their actions - they haven't had any actions), this is a solid message.

Besides, the party that currently runs the Executive and Legislative branches told us that they were the party of fiscal responsibility, anti-nation building, and were uniters-not-dividers. Well, four years of deficits, spending worthy of 1970's Democrats, nation building, mid-term redistricting and gay baiting shows that lying through your teeth to get elected is not just a one party methodology.