"You will bow down before me, Kalel!"

"...You, and someday, and your heirs!" This was the tone of the allegedly Democrat senator from Georgia, Zod - I mean, Zell Miller last Thursday at the Republican National Convention. I know I'm jumping on the bandwagon a tad late, but I was busy trying to figure out whose side he did more damage to - Democrat or Republican. I mean, it's only natural that at the RNC, most speakers would point out weaknesses in the other's side. Still, it would be nice if (a) they would instead point out their own strengths; and (b) they wouldn't be so...I don't know, um.... violent in tone. Okay, so Miller supports Bush. But to hear this guy talk, Kerry - nay, all Democrats! - are vile creatures simply for being. As Jon Stewart pointed out on The Daily Show (and how much do we love him?), Miller was practically saying, "How dare the Democrats put forth a candidate? And in an election year!"

Yeah, it's only natural for things to get ugly, especially when the presidency is at stake. Both sides are guilty of becoming mired in non-issues, like the whole swift boat thing, and who did and didn''t serve in Vietnam (did you ever think this would be an issue?). But get over it guys, and start discussing some real issues, already. I don't know about you guys, but after a display like the RNC ("I kept expecting them to break into a song and dance number called "We're So White!"), I'm leaning towards the side that isn't yearning for the "days when a man could challenge another man to a dual".