This durn bloggin is costing me $11.00 a day for wifi at the Hilton Hotel in Austin. Guess I'll be contributing to Paris Hilton's inheritance. I know I should be in on one of the sessions, but I had to eat breakfast, swim laps, and spy on my Hillary friends. If any of you Kossacks are blogging, please comment here and give your impressions of what's going on with the Hillary folks. Here's the low down from what I've gleaned from eavesdropping.
The spirit of Unity is tenuous at best. Some Hillary supporters are still hoppin' mad their gal got beat by that young, inexperienced, naive skinny guy with the funny name. Some of the Clintons are saying they have "instructions" to hold onto their delegates and go all the way to Denver as Hillary delegates. A few are going ahead and switching to Obama in the spirit of reconciliation. There's been a huge tent set up across from the convention center with everything Hillary (buttons, t-shirts, stickers that say "Count ALL the votes!", and they've been chanting, yelling, and showing their undying love and devotion to their gal--mostly for the benefit of the press.
Last night was the Welcome Reception. Democrats can put a few back--lots of beer wine and other spirits flowing freely. (Well, not exactly freely. Glass of wine cost $6.50) The snacks were tasty, but sparse.
Democrats don't look much like Republicans, thank God.
Another comment I heard from one of the "bitter" Clinton folks: "Obama is just too inexperience. He will not be able to handle the job." We've got to keep fighting all the way to Denver." Denial?
Obama has his work cut out for him in getting the die hard Clinton fans on board.
One former Hillary supporter was saying that Hillary would make a great Supreme Court Justice. THere is still hope also that she will become Obama's running mate.
Maybe tonight when the official opening and general session begins, there will be some words of inspiration to bring us all together.
Here's some pics: (I still can't figure out how to embed a slide show from photobucket.) Help Al!