Bill Clinton’s health issue and the danger posed by Hurricane Frances seem to have knocked much of the post-convention punditry from the headlines, but I think one thing that should be acknowledged is the success of the security efforts. Other than a few incidents, there seemed to be very little violence, very little property damage (if any), and I think the credit goes to the NYPD, the Dept. of Homeland Security, and all the other agencies involved.
No small amount of credit should go also to New Yorkers, who by most accoutns, were gracious hosts.
I might also add that, despite the fact I have never met a protester I liked, they seemed to be on their best behavior (for them). Perhaps the Democrats should think about not locking everyone up at their next convention. Free speech seemed to work in NY- certainly it can work in other cities.
BTW- In case you missed a lot of the coverage of the protests, Jeralynn Merritt was there, and despite the fact that I disagree with damn near anything she says, she clearly had the best of the lefty blog coverage.
Red State, IMHO, was head and shoulders above everyone else in their coverage.
Not Jeff G
I thought protein wisdom’s coverage was just awesome!
Tom P.
Both the cities of Boston and New york did superb jobs keeping security intact during the conventions. It could have been much worse.
Check out what I wrote earlier today about both of the national conventions on my blog.
Tom P.
Dean Esmay
I have to say New York did a much better job than Boston. I’m still stunned that they actually had the temerity to put all protestors into a giant razor-wire topped cage in Boston. Well that’s one way to handle security, but jeeez….
MommaBear
Well, MB is sure the NYPD detective that got hauled from his car, beaten, and stomped might beg to differ about their behavior.