John Kerry's acceptance speech...

...was awesome. Expertly crafted to lay out a rational and passionate appeal to a broad spectrum of America, while providing preemptive defenses to the most obvious potential attacks on his positions.

I won't go into the details of the speech here; that will certainly be covered by people better than me elsewhere.

I shared the experience tonight with a group of friends who came to a party my wife Clara and I hosted to celebrate the event. We had a great time, and by doing what we did, we all actively participated in our democracy. Check out a few photos of the evening here.

The Democratic National Convention has left me inspired and hopeful for our future as Americans and as citizens of the world.

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Tonight was an inspiring night for Americans.

As such, it's time to post the American flag once again: