The Political Superbowl for this nerd

 Yeah.  I'm excited for the convention. Safe to say I haven't had a lot to be excited about these days so this political nerd is totally jazzed for it. I got CNN on.  Someday I may watch Netflix. Someday.

I love Joe Biden and god bless him, it was such an uphill battle this last year with the news.  I hated that he became such a punching bag.  He's a good person and a good father.  I never want him to go away.  I hope we see him campaigning for Kamala.  I love seeing him give zero F's now that he's out of the race and speaking his mind. 

I like the subtle changes Kamala has made with what her campaign is about.  Hope and freedom.  Joy.  Protecting our rights.  Joe was right that this was the battle for the soul of America.  It still is.  There's something so kind of liberating and freeing with the words that she's using in her campaign speeches.

Holy cow I love me some Tim Walz!  What a breath of fresh air.  I can smile from ear to ear when I see him on TV.  I want to clone him!  And his whole family just seems so darn nice.  I love them already.  I love that Kamala does not have a traditional family but she has a family.  I laughed so hard when I saw the picture of Kamala with Doug - don't mess with Doug!  I love Doug! and her step-kids Cole and Ella and a cat was put in the corner.  Kamala needs to get a cat for Doug while she travels too.  A dog would work too!

JD Vance just reminds me of every sneering creep I went to high school and college with who thought that we should all be happy if he talked to us.  I like that Trump is telling people that it's JD who's the weird one.  Him losing his mind like that is hilarious.  Mary Trump said he hates being laughed at and everyone seems to be laughing at him.

It seemed like it was ok to be cruel and rotten to people when Trump was in office.  It was like you just don't matter if you weren't a jerk.  Everyone was fair game.  It was just a stressful time to see the bad news constantly, like family separation, his callous attitude towards school shootings, his love of white nationalists.  It was like this wave of cathartic relief when they declared Joe the winner.  It was like maybe you felt ok to be out in the world.  It's like maybe there's some healing that can happen after those four awful years.

I think healing is still a work in progress.  Joe did need to be the bridge to a younger generation.  My mom didn't know how funny Kamala Harris could be. I did.  I listened to her on Hillary Clinton's podcast and have watched her cooking videos.  She's got a good sense of humor.  She has made mistakes.  They have all made mistakes.  I think her time spent as vice president has helped her progress and develop as a presidential candidate.  

I'm ready for this.  I don't want to go back.  I'm always go backwards.  I really like the idea of going forward.


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