Tuesday/Wednesday

I'm finally got just a few minutes to update. We just got back from Delegate Service Day where we worked with Alaska and Minnesota to pack emergency food boxes for Meals on Wheels. I met a Korean War Veteran, Mr. Anderson, from Albert Lea, Minnesota.

This morning we had to vote - at least initially. I'll be completely honest - it was a very tough decision. I won't reveal it yet because we have the opportunity to change our minds before this afternoon's session. I'm leaving shortly for a meeting of the Hillary delegates with Hillary, so hopefully that will cement my thoughts one way or another.

Rest assured, I'm all about party unity. My vote for Hillary, should that be the case, would be to uphold an obligation. No matter what she says, I was elected by folks who truly wanted to vote for her for president. I feel more obligated to them than to her. At the same time, I feel she has not been given her due by the press. She has done everything she can to demonstrate unity, yet the message being delivered is that she's not whole-hearted or trying to undermine Obama. So a vote for him would hopefully show that she and her delegates are trying to present a united front.

Anyway, back to yesterday. I met up with Fran Santagata of the Denver Urban Area Security Initiative. I met her through my new boss and with that connection I got to go visit the Emergency Operations Center, where folks in emergency management are staked out 24/7 to make sure this convention is safe. After that, we had lunch, but on the way I got interviewed by Fox 9 TV, and interestingly enough, it was about the safety and security of the event.

Once I got to the Pepsi Center, we were told to go sit in New York's section, as their new governor was about to speak and none of them were there! So I figured with so many of them coming to be North Carolinians, we can go pretend to be New Yorkers. The convention starts at 3pm, but the real meat of the session isn't until prime time.

Last night Mark Warner and Hillary spoke. Mark Warner was a great governor of Virginia and will be a great senator, but he sure is a flat speaker. Hillary on the other hand was awesome. She demonstrated why I decided to back her in the first place - she's collected, she's smart, she conveys her message well. If you think negatively of her, I ask you to study up some more and reconsider. You'll come away impressed.

William, my roommate, showed up last night and we went to the NC after-party at Coors Field. It was cool - sitting out on the deck of this nice bar overlooking the field.

Ok, time to try to get some pics up before I head downtown.