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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sen. Richard Durbin

posted by on August 28 at 19:00 PM

The choice of Durbin, of Illinois, as the man to introduce Obama is clearly intended as a bookend to the journey that began at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Four years ago in Boston, I introduced a friend—an Illinois state senator most people had never heard of—with a name most people couldn’t pronounce. Thirty minutes later, Barack Obama’s keynote address had changed politics in America—touching the hearts and inspiring the dreams of a nation.

Nice bookend. But, it’s also a reminder that the bar is very, very high for Obama’s acceptance speech tonight—and mostly, he has to top himself.

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I think he acquitted himself pretty well.

Posted by Greg | August 29, 2008 9:07 AM
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He is a whip for the house minority, right?
Whip dick durbin. HHAHAHAHAH. that sounds so funny.

Posted by tee hee | August 29, 2008 9:24 AM

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