Not counting my single statement on John Edwards, the last time I wrote about politics I lost half my subscribers. But Lewis Carroll said ""If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much," so I'll try again.

Although I could never stomach a complete political convention, I thoroughly enjoyed the major Democratic speeches this week. All the speculation about whether the Clintons would come around and support Obama probably maximized the viewership when they spoke. I loved Hillary's speech. I still think the Republicans would have creamed her if she were the Democratic candidate, but the Democrats absolutely cannot shelve her.

I loved Bill's speech, too. He had a twinkle in his eye that seemed to say, "I was just playing with you all. Of course I support Obama." I thought both his and Hillary's speeches were perfect.

I was really looking forward to Biden's speech and was disappointed. Why did he keep stumbling? He messed up some of the good sound bites. I didn't waste my time on Kerry's speech—I am still mad at him for not contesting the Ohio results in 2004. I didn't miss Edwards at all.

Finally, there was Obama's speech last night. I'll admit right up front that I am easily won over by eloquent speakers—that's how I became a Bill Clinton and a John Edwards fan, and that's how I was so surprised and disillusioned when it was finally clear they were liars. But Obama hasn't been caught red handed with anything (or anyone) so far, and I really like him. Of course I thought his speech was great. He seemed to hit a lot of the points both liberals and conservatives are concerned about.

I'm hopeful (to put it mildly) that we can get the neocons out of the White House, but so much can happen between now and November 4. Maybe Governor Palin will turn out to be a stronger VP candidate than she looks right now. Maybe there will be the "October surprise" (terrorist attack) that everyone predicted before the 2004 election. There is always pure racism—lessening over time but still there. And the suspicion of voting machine fraud has never gone away.

In my view, though, the biggest threats to the election of Barack Obama are the lies and the stupid people who believe them. The more desperate the liars get, the more lies we will see. The Obama campaign has done a good job of combating them so far. I hope they're ready for the escalation.