The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs under Clinton has really surprised me. I didn’t plan on watching (honestly, didn’t realize he was on the schedule) - just happened to look over at my treasured blocky, stamp-sized C-SPAN window to the convention. What he lacks in oratory prowess he makes up in messaging in spades. I tell you what, not many people might not know him - and woefully, will not if they’re not at the convention or watching C-SPAN - but they’re the worse off for not hearing his speech. With the ever-present problem the Democrats face as not having the knowledge, guts, whatever to offer what it takes to command the military, he extended the message Michael Moore offered at the end of “Fahrenheit 9/11″ in a very meaningful way for this political party: Thanks be unto our troops, who volunteer to be put in harms way to defend our country; all they ask for in return is to be lead responsibly, be given the support necessary to get the job done, that their families are looked after in their absence. I wish I could rewind the video feed (I can only hope that they’re going to at least post his transcript - I don’t do justice to what he said so much more eloquently).

The presentation of the seven retired, formerly high-ranking military men (including Wesley Clark) was impressive, but not as much as if they had been given some airtime. I’m still trying to find if there’s archived footage of the Veteran’s Caucus…