Conventional wisdom

The first three days of the 45th National Convention of the Democratic Party have been wildly entertaining. Random observations as we prepare for the big rally tonight in the Broncos' stadium.

-I like the panel seated at the table on stage. They remind me of the Politburo watching a boxing match (veiled "Rocky IV" reference).

-The "Town Hall" hosted by the great Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown was strange. TV commentators made it sound like no one in the arena was paying attention to it. In fact, I don't even think the audience had any questions when Sen. Brown asked at the end.

-When the Democrats air an elegy to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, I like to picture all the Republicans across the country becoming nauseous. Other moments that had Republicans reaching for their Leanne-approved barf bags: all of Sen. Clinton's speech, the Sen. Ted Kennedy tribute, President Clinton's speech and when all of the female House members took to the stage.

-The best of the convention takes place in the late afternoon/early evening. It's kind of CNBC's badminton to NBC's gymnastics--far more interesting without all the hype. (For a good story on the frustrating Olympics TV coverage, click here. Thanks to a patternless area correspondent for finding this.)

-CSPAN is by far the best network for watching the convention. No commentary, constant video feed. Yesterday, they kicked off their coverage by showing an assortment of delegates dancing to live music for about 8 minutes. I like the delegate in the donkey costume.

-I liked the camera that followed all of President Clinton's reactions during Sen. Clinton's speech on Tuesday. Sen. Biden is a close second on most entertaining reaction shots.

-DNC Chairman Howard Dean is the best. Even watching him read a motion yesterday was fun.

-Finally, how did celebrities Omarosa and Jennifer Garner get tickets? Egad.