You have a point but my earlier point stands.
If Rudy, McCain and others stood up there pushing there own personal agenda and plicy differences then you argument would be valid, but they arent.
Lets not forget that although the faithful are the ones who mostly watch a convention its the undecideds that they are targeted at.
Okay, I'll give you that point after the week is over and we compare notes again.
I think the general rule from RNC above is that no one is supposed to mention social issues at all. That's Bush's plan. He doesn't mention them on his campaign website much either. I really don't respect that, I have to say. Voters have a right to know exactly what they are getting. This convention should be informing the public of exactly where the Bush Administration stands on all the issues, and exactly where they want to take the country. Campaigns do too much marketing and too little informing. A Republican democracy depends on a fully informed public, not a fully swindled public. It's very nice that Bush allows the liberal Republicans a place on the stage, but voters are not voting for or against THEM, they will be voting for or against Bush.