"You got to let him go..."

Well, the Republican National Convention is over and the reviews are in. According to the mainstream media, not much of any consequence happened there, except for Clint Eastwood "humiliating himself."

I liked Clint Eastwood's appearance. He's the one who said politicians are government employees -- our employees, since we own the country -- and if they aren't doing the job, "You got to let them go."

I'm all for that.

Also loved Marco Rubio's speech. He really is one of the best speakers in the Republican party. Condoleezza Rice was really great, as were several of the ladies -- state governors -- and Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, Artur (can't think of his last name -- Davis), a congressman from Alabama, recently a dem, rebuked by the Comrade for some kind of criticism. Now he's a Republican. Loved Suzanna Maritinez -- governor of New Mexico. She said she and her husband had been raised democrat, until invited by a Republican to explore the Republican party. After a meeting, she said she and her husband got back in their car, looked at each other and said, "I'll be damned. We're Republicans.".

The Fox commentators noted that "the Republican bench is deep." Right. Enough really decent and capable people there under the age of 50 to populate government offices for a couple of generations.

I enjoyed the convention, the high spirits, the people. I liked the stories about Mitt Romney, though he himself seemed sort of embarrased and almost self-effacing for his generosity, in terms of time and effort, to friends and neighbors. I loved his speech:

"President Obama promised to slow the rising of the oceans and to heal the planet. My promise is I'll try to help you and your families."

Pretty sharp contrast there. No savior, no saint, no ubermensch to rescue us from our bad selves. Just a guy trying to help -- a very accomplished and committed guy, who has a lot to offer.

A couple speakers noted the fantastic and utopian tone of this administraton. Believe it was Rubio who commented on the Comrade's claim that he hadn't told the American people enough "stories." Rubio said there's been no shortage of words and "stories" issuing from the White House over the last three and half years. However, there's been very little useful and effective action.

Right.

If they don't do the job, you got to let them go.

Save the Republic.