Lesson from Olympics: GOP, Dems should allow us space to dream
With the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Fla., on Monday, that once-every-four-years feast of political stagecraft is upon us. These conventions (the Democratic Party meets in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 3-6) have their nominative functions, of course, but they're really elaborate theatrical presentations with the aim of seduction and persuasion.