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Friday 29 August 2008

It truly was a pivotal moment in American politics. About half of my (minor) reservations about BHO were settled by this speech — and by the way he handled the entire convention. For example, I counted six times that he referred to science and technology as pressing national needs. Once, my friends, is perfunctory. Twice is policy. Six times is a call to action. That wasn’t for political impact — (what fraction of the TV audience cared?) — but an expression of perceived importance. My remaining quibbles are mere motes that I can wave aside for other times, after the republic is saved and conditions return for normal argument. What matters is that I know this fellow will do the basic things that I want and need, simply by ejecting knaves and traitors and thieves from their grip over our throats and wallets, and allowing civil servants and officers to do the jobs we hired them to do. David Brin

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