"An acceptance speech is NOT where a president tells you how much whatever proposed will or won't cost."
So it's too much to hope that the candidate will restrain himself from promising far more than he can possibly deliver?
Particularly when so many current issues are still unresolved?
Sorry, what I heard of the speech still disappointed and annoyed me, my true opinion and I am sticking to it.
I have been to several local and state conventions.
I do find them tedious, so much time spent glad-handing and so little on actually giving issues and viewpoints a fair hearing.
The level of shallow feel good clamor here has also become disappointing.
Not to worry, our party is becoming more and more managed from the top, so much more like the Dem's.
This has become very clear from the last three state convention I have attended.
We mere citizens will not be required to show up for anything but the voting soon enough.
I wonder if there will be any discernible difference in the parties at that time?
The frequency of "Hey, Arnie (Guiliani, Zell, etc) gave a single great speech, lets elect HIM in '08 leaves me questioning the sincerity of principle over party by numerous posters.
Perhaps some of us do care about the party Richard.
And there hasn't been a politician,in the history of this nation,nor,I'd venture to say,any other nation in the history of the world,who didn't make promises;most of which were undeliverable.It just might help you,to do some research on this matter,not excluding just how much this president HAS fulfilled many of the promises he made at the last GOP Convention! :-)
Go to LP,FU,or whatever other site would suit you,because FR most assuredly is NOT where YOU belong.
This is REAL life,it isn't some UTOPIA,where all the things YOU imagine should be,is.And guess what? IT NEVER WAS !
There are HUGE differences between the GOP and the Dems;you just appear to be incapable of seeing it.And your blinkered views don't give you a pass on hanging crepe all over this or any other HAPPY thread.
You may think that everyone else here is beneath your high opinion of your own self;however,that is just NOT the case.Many of us are far MORE knowledgeable about politics and history than you'll ever be.And yes,this IS a slap-down that you have been begging for...enjoy it. :^)