After an immediate nod to Hillary Clinton and her supporters (expect every major speech to include such references), Pelosi starts in on a laundry list of Democratic accomplishments. Then onto the call and response portion of the speech: "Barack Obama is right--and John McCain is wrong." I agree with just about everything Pelosi is saying, but this just isn't an interesting speech to me--it's a collage of tropes and cliches that reoccur constantly in Democratic circles. Probably this speech is so generic because Pelosi doesn't have a specific role to play other than providing the imprimatur of the highest ranking Democrat.
UPDATE: The speeches following, as well as the video clips, are all about building Obama's biography--presumably Michelle Obama will pull it all together as the keynote for tonight. Maya Soetoro-Ng and Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. have spoken now.
UPDATE II: Jim Leach, the director of the IOP, is speaking, endorsing Obama. He's giving a thoughtful speech, aimed at moderates. Points out that Bush is the first to "finance a war with tax cuts."
LAST UPDATE: Michelle Obama was tremendously effective--warm and authentic and emotional. And having the girls come out at the end to say hi to their dad was brilliant imaging, and a great way of combating the lunatic smears.
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