Day 7 | Third Day of Convention

Denver,CO
Broadcasting Live from Denver, CO

My alarm went off at 5am this morning and I felt relieved that Hillary Clinton not only had dashed republican's hopes of descent and division but also did what she needed to do not only for Barack Obama but for her own political career. Although I have to admit, I don't give a rat's behind about her political career. Traffic has been getting progressively worse every morning because work crews are getting Invesco Field ready for Thursday's nights big speech. I've been doing quite a bit of driving back and forth to my hotel in Louisville, just a couple miles south of Boulder. Its amazing, even in this high altitude I haven't had to refill the Suburban's tank with E-85 since Sunday. I thought maybe Denver's high altitude would affect my mileage severely, but I see no change.

Speaking of E-85 and the Rockies, I spoke to a woman on the air yesterday from the Colorado Lung Association, she had great things to say about ethanol and the environment. E-85 helps cut carbon emissions so much, Colorado has a plan to significant increase the number of E-85 stations throughout Denver and the State. Ethanol plays a significant role in the clean air initiative. Its also good to know that Senator Obama is a big ethanol supporter, the East Coast elitists cynically criticize him for this position. But remember Obama doesn't just represent Chicago and ethanol has been great for the entire State of Illinois. U.S. Senator Russ Feingold joined us today, Its always a little strange interviewing him, we've been best of friends since 1992 when I briefly worked at Foley & Lardner. He talked about the healing going on during the convention not only with the Clinton camp but also Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (whose pro-life). Although Feingold is strongly pro-choice, he's always pushed for a big tent when it comes to views about abortion within the Democratic Party. I also had some notable political heavyweights on my show from outside Wisconsin including former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus. I've been a big fan of Governor Mabus, as a matter of fact my first trip to the Magnolia State in 1991 included a visit and contribution to his campaign. Former Denver Mayor Frederico Pena was on the program, Pena and Mabus both served in the Clinton Administration and both were early supporters of Barack Obama. I ventured into Downtown Denver after the show, I had to pull over in traffic for a motorcade which came racing down 18th Street. Later on I figured out, Senator Obama had arrived in the Mile High City. The race is on.