i guess it's about time for my quadrennial anti-political convention rant. i get why the parties want to make it a major media event, i don't get why the media are willing to go along with it. as atrios said a few days ago (and again today! (which i only noticed as i went over there to get the first atrios link--i'm really not trying to do a copycat post here tho now i basically am)), the amount of resources they dedicate to covering what amounts to little more than a political advertisement makes even less sense in these times of a belt-tightening press.
actual reportable events used to happen at the parties' conventions. but it's been decades since that was even remotely true. why doesn't one of them do something different?
actual reportable events used to happen at the parties' conventions. but it's been decades since that was even remotely true. why doesn't one of them do something different?
