My thoughts on the Republic Convention thus far: (granted, I haven't watched all that much, so I'm only commenting the speeches I've seen videos of)

Okay crazy Zell Miller... you're just mean. Being a former pro-segregationist aside, his speech made me dislike the man even more, because it was just angry and mean. Way to bring a more civilized tone to politics. Give me Barack Obama anyday.
Also, Bush daughters are incredibly not funny. In fact, their jokes bordered on distasteful, if not tacky. Cmon now. One's a Yale grad. Someone must be able to give her something smarter to say than that.
I cannot believe Arnold is my governor. Seriously. It's just ridiculous. The man has no idea what he is doing, and it's really embarassing. And his jokes were AWFUL.

Ranting and Raving
Also, regarding Swift Boat Veterans for "Truth"- I'm all for free speech. If these dudes don't agree with Kerry's message, or don't agree with his anti-war stance, it's their right to say so. But the fact, the stuff their saying is straight up LIES. They have no evidence to back them up, and a lot of evidence to show they're lying.
Records Counter a Critic of Kerry (Washington Post)
Navy Reports Back Kerry Role in Incident (AP)
Kerry in Combat: Setting the Record Straight (Time Magazine)
Swift Boat Author Addresses Contradiction (AP)
I mean, can't you disagree with a man without bringing in lies and ugly accusations? Geez. These guys are so pissed off at Kerry's anti war stance that they're resorting to crap like that, and a lot of them are contradicting themselves. I mean, I suppose I would listen to them if they had any credibility at all. Oh, and they're funded by Texas Republicans... hmm.....
A Swift Shift in Stories (Washington Post)
Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Anti Kerry Ad (New York Times)
Swift Boat Smears (Washington Post) Also-- WHO THE FREAK CARES??? Seriously. The fact of the matter is, the man was awarded medals by the Department of Defense. End of story. Shouldn't we be more concerned with, I don't know, the WAR?? The economy? Education? Helping Hannah go to law school and then go into public service without having her dragged down the rest of her life with crazy huge loans? Sigh. Is it just me, or has the tone of these elections, and the tone of the country in general, gotten so much more vicious? It's sad. I blame Karl Rove. And maybe Matt Drudge. Dude, that guy is meeeean.