Ron Reagan vs. Zell Miller

The two party conventions are battling it out for the best of the unexpected convention speakers - the GOP nailed Senator Zell Miller (D-GA), while the Democrats signed the son and namesake of Ronald Reagan.

Now here are the caveats. Miller is a conservative senator who votes nearly completely in lockstep with the Bush Administration - to the point where he is a Republican in everything but name. So why remain a Dem? I personally think Miller is an attention-grabbing pig of a man who fears what would happen to his media appearances if he switched parties like he has already done behavior-wise.

Ron Reagan is a ballet-dancing liberal. He is outspoken in his opposition to Bush, and is a self-declared atheist. While this gives the Dems a good headline: "Reagan Blasts Bush, Supports Kerry," it is not as big of a deal as one might think.

In both cases, the selections are not surprising, although they do offer something of an interesting sidebar for their respective conventions.