I went against my normal dislike of political conventions to watch the speech made by Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio. Primarily because I had a chance to meet him at an education conference in Austin once.
Castro is an old school orator who likes weaving in folksy tales among his substance. He is also a huge supporter of public education. Not to mention being a very charming and attractive man who knows what women want to hear.
His speech reaffirmed my wish that he was running for president and not Obama. But perhaps that is in the future.