I watched most of the Democratic National Convention yesterday switching from CSPAN, FOX, CNN and MSNBC.

If you want to get a clear view of the convention with no pundits giving their opinions, then CSPAN may be the place for you.

If you want to watch a love fest for the Democrats, tune into MSNBC. Both CNN and FOX presented balanced views.

One theme stands out from the first day: What will the Clintons do? Will Hillary Clinton rally her supporters for Barack Obama? Can she, or are they so ticked off at the process that they may lead a revolt? Will two term President, Bill Clinton, get the love he deserves? For the Clintons, there’s a new sheriff in town (Obama). They seek respect from the sheriff. It may be coming, albeit slowly, as we heard Barack Obama give Bill some love yesterday at an event. His wife, Michelle, gave Hillary a little love during her speech last night. There will be an interesting roll call vote.

It was nice to see Senator Ted Kennedy take the stage and he sounded great. While I don’t agree with his views very much, you won’t find any hate toward him on this blog. I won’t go as low as some other blogs do when someone is down (or out). Ted Kennedy is an American icon. His family contributed much to our country. We wish him well in his battle and hope to see him back in the Senate in 2009.

Michelle Obama’s speech was delivered very well. She attempted to place a bandage on the wounds she created with her earlier remarks about being proud of America for the first time. I was looking for a little more than a campaign stump speech – I was looking for more personality from her about her husband. The Obama children are delightful and cute. The Obama campaign wants to project the family as a typical middle class family, but they are far from what most Americans would call typical or middle class. Of course, some may think the children are used as props to garner votes and that may be true. But that issue has to be left up to their parents and their principles. Barack did not help himself with the Missouri voters as he was mixed up about what city he was in when he appeared via satellite. He was in Kansas City, but first said he was in St. Louis.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer speaks tonight right before Hillary Clinton. It’s typical to place a weak speaker before a strong one at these conventions. Schweitzer fits the weak speaker part well. According to the schedule, he speaks between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m.

Ironically, the sixth most powerful senator (Max Baucus) does not appear to have any key speaking engagements at the convention, nor does the junior senator, Jon Tester, although several other senators are speaking. That kind of explains how the national party feels about these two.

The talk of day two is still centered on the Clintons. We’ll see how it plays out. Maybe Hillary will announce she is running with John McCain! Now that would be some news.