Why do we need coverage of these tedious conventions where candidates talk about who they are and what their plans for the future are? It's not like I could use the information in any way, say to cast my vote later on this year.

Frankly, I'm sick to death of reporters whining about covering elections, about how long the primaries go on, how the candidates rarely say anything interesting, etc., etc., ad nauseum. We just finished one of the most exciting primaries we've had in decades, and this election is gearing up to be a very important one offering real differences between the two major candidates, with possibly two third-party candidates running campaigns that could act as spoilers come November. If, as a reporter, you can't find anything interesting to write about, GET ANOTHER FLIPPIN' JOB!

This is a democracy; elections are important; the press has a vital role to fulfill in helping the rest of us, who aren't able to dedicate our entire working day to the upcoming elections, decide who should lead our country. As journalists, you may get tired of the tedium of day-to-day coverage, but take a moment and start asking regular folks on the street what they know about the candidates and their positions. If you find that even half of those people can accurately explain the energy policy of either Obama or McCain, I'd be stunned.

You still have a lot to do before November. You could start by taking your whining a@# to the conventions and looking for something interesting to report on. I promise, it will be all around you.