I made the mistake of watching John Edwards' speech last night. I didn't find him particularly effective; he blinks more in a minute than the average person does in an hour. And he has a used-car salesman's smile, insincere and somewhat sleazy. More importantly, his absurd two America's riff and his supposed eagerness to carry the war to the terrorists were laughable. Had I known of this, I could have avoided watching altogether. I didn't make the same mistake tonight. Rather than experiencing Kerry firsthand, (or at least via television) I read this. Thanks to Powerline, my blood pressure stayed constant tonight.