Anyone who says that the Democrats didn't take any shots at Shrub last night wasn't paying attention. While only mentioned by name once or twice, the speeches by Carter, Gore, and the Clintons were searing indictments of a dishonest administration that squandered an opportunity to bring the country and its allies together and instead has used tragedy to push an extremist agenda.

Jimmy Carter delivered probably the most stinging criticisms of Shrub, comparing Bushco to the Nixon administration, saying that they have misled the country, isolated us from the rest of the world, and inflamed anti-American sentiment. He also called out Bush's "I want to be the peace president" bullshit.

And Bubba Clinton's speech was just great, hopefully reminding people what it's like to have a president who can actually speak clearly.

A good start to the convention. After reading this article on the cable and broadcast network coverage, I'm glad that I watched on PBS.

If you missed any of the speeches, the transcripts are online.

Tonight's line-up is featuring Teresa Heinz Kerry, one of Kerry's daughters, a step-son, Howard Dean, and Barack Obama (Illinois candidate for U.S. Senator and rising star of the party).

But CBS is showing The Amazing Race at 10:00. Why do they torture me so?