If the true face of the Democratic Party were to have been presented to the American people, the face that harbors the anger of losing the 2000 election, the face that harbors the rage of being led by someone they believe "stole” the election from the heir-apparent to the Clinton cabal, if the true furious face of the Democratic Party were shown to the American people at least the time spent beaming satellite transmissions to those who stayed awake to watch the over-glorified pajama party would have been worth it. Alas, their true face was masked.

The "week of definition” was about as successful as Hillary’s healthcare plan. Speaker after speaker, including John Kerry’s own wife Teresa, took the stage to applause that waxed hopeful of hearing something substantial about the candidate who would be "Anybody But Bush” only to hear another narcissistic speech about whomever took the podium.

All the brouhaha about Hillary Clinton being excluded from the speaking schedule at the Utopian No-Doze Festival was put to rest when she was asked to introduce her husband Bill. Who would have known that an "introduction” equated to a speech about her vision of the current status of our country. She did mention that she thought John Kerry would be a good president but neglected to state why beyond the blah, blah, blahs about a bright vision for the future and being president for all America.

Then it was Bills turn. One would have thought he had just gotten the Florida Supreme Court to issue a ruling stating that he could run for a third term from the applause he received. And in true Clinton fashion he yuked-it-up for the crowd while extolling his virtues – I’m sorry, the accomplishments of his presidency. The Clinton faithful, who have created a God-like status for him, ate up every morsel served. Oh, and he did mention that John Kerry would be a good president, blah, blah, blah and that he would have assembled an international coalition before going into Iraq.

Now, I am going to take an aside here to state a fact some of the Democratic persuasion just can’t grasp. No one, including John Kerry would ever have gotten France, Germany and Russia to join any coalition that would have: a) killed the cash cows that were the illegal contracts they had with Saddam Hussein, and b) implicated them in the aforementioned illegal dealings. If there are people out there that still believe John Kerry could have gotten them involved, or better yet still can get them involved, it is time to up the dosage on your delusional pills.

Back to the convention.

Speaker after speaker came to the podium and one by one they spoke of their visions for the future of America and their ideas of what is important. Oh yeah, they each said that John Kerry would be a good president, blah, blah, blah and that he had a plan for the future. Ted Kennedy did it. Howard Dean did it. Even the most entertaining speaker of the convention so far, Barack Obama, did it. When Obama spoke one couldn’t help but wonder if he wasn’t stumping for himself. Someone should let him know that Kerry is going to be the nominee this time around. Sorry Barack.

But perhaps the most disappointing and curious speaker so far at the DNC was the candidate’s wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry. As she spoke of women from all over the world speaking with one voice and being heard she neglected to expound on her husband’s qualifications for the job of President of the United States. As she spoke of the most important part of the War on Terror being the Peace Corp she did not outline his exact ideas for the future. As she spoke of how her husband earned his medals by putting himself first in the line of fire (many, including many who served, would take great exception with his four-month tour ended short by three superficial wounds and his Geneva Convention violating murder of a wounded North Vietnamese soldier) she did not explain how her husband planned on paying for all of his proposed social programs at the taxpayer’s expense.

The bottom line is that halfway through the Democratic National Convention we know more about the people around John Kerry, people who are not running for president – that is unless Kerry plans to be a puppet for Kennedy – than we do about John Kerry, his exact ideas for the future of the United States and how he plans to go about them. In essence, we have no idea who John Kerry is besides someone who likes to straddle every issue and pander to every voter.

The only people willing to talk about John Kerry’s record in politics are those who favor his opponent. That should be an incredible wake-up call, America!