Democratic National Convention

[nikki25]

Good morning, everyone!

I was one of the few people on the East Coast who stayed up to hear my president speak of the position that American's are so placed as we face a critical decision in Novemember 2000: the choice of our next president. And, I am glad that I stayed up to see his speech.

Yesterday, President Clinton allowed the Democratic party to stand proudly knowing that it was her that stood behind an promising administration eight years ago. Bill Clinton spoke of where America was in 1992..just out of a military financial disaster, and a divided nation on many important issues. But, here we are eight years later..living in an era of financial prosperity, a reformed welfare system, a "mending" of affirmative action policies...all that add up to us being successfully driven across that proverbial bridge to the 21st century.

I was particularly struck by several things Mr. Clinton said and the audience's response to them, and I hope that your comments would reflect your thought on them as well.

1) Clinton's signifying on President Harry Truman's statement: "if you want to live like a Republican, then vote Democrat." I thought that was very truthful...for many working class people NOW have a fair shot at owning a home, starting a business, and developing working skills like never before.

2)Clinton's discussion of his waiting 30 years for another period of extended economic expansion as was the case from 1961-1969. This was a PROFOUND statement to me. I know that I'd like to see the country in continued financial fitness. He made it really elementary: we can pay down the national debt NOW or go into further debt later by following the Republican plan.

3)Was it just me, or did it seems as though when Bill spoke about affirmative action, the people in the audience weren't too taken with it. He had to keep including women in order to keep everyone happy. Now is it just me, or do you all agree that everyone should be equally excited about civil rights as they are women's rights? If it weren't for abolition in the 1860's there would not have been a women's movement then, and if it weren't for the 1960's there'd be no women's movement then nor now?

At any rate, what are your thoughts about the start of the DNC?

And for my Native New Yorkers, what did you think of the Dual role of Hillary Clinton yesterday?