Elegy for a Maverick

Dionne's column this morning is on point:

"The Republican crowd here has gleefully played into the worst stereotypes of their party as a privileged class resistant to change.

When Rudy Giuliani referred to Barack Obama's past as a 'community organizer' Wednesday, the crowd broke into ugly, patronizing laughter. These, presumably, are people who never needed a neighborhood advocate. Imagine if Democrats ever reacted that way to someone who worked as an entrepreneur or a church leader."

I avoided the speech last night, as I have avoided the convention as a whole. And I am sure I am not the only one who is glad to see both conventions behind us. If only we could say the same thing about the election!