THE BIG LEAD has confirmed that we have nothing to fear as Americans from the blending of spectacle, sports, and politics at the Democratic National Convention last week in Denver.  After all, how could any event that can produce this picture ever lead to poor governance?

Also, who else in the world has such a missile defense shield like this right outside their event?

Right.  We rest our case.

And for those who feel THE BIG LEAD or us are possibly highlighting the Democratic National Convention too much, we have exclusive photos of the Republican National Convention setup next week which will show you the difference between the two parties quite clearly:

See the difference? See?