Michael Gerson, Tom Ridge, and McCain's speech.

[Skidmore]

I didn't watch the speech either live or in replay this morning. I did catch Keith & Matthews doing the follow-up of the replay.

Michael Gerson very interestingly pointed out that it gave nothing new. It was a speech about a man who has been a maverick in the past and that there was no innovative plans offered for the future. That it was a rehash of the * policies. That McCain was rejecting the Republican Party while offering nothing in its place.

Ridge made an interesting Freudian slip when he was being interviewed and called McCain "John Bush."

The other thing being agreed on was that this was Palin's convention and she is the future of the Republican party.

Buchanan said that the speech made it a personal fight between two families--the McCains and the Obamas. If the media swallows that pile of bull in the next couple of days and run with it, it is our job to turn it back to the people.

My thoughts:

McCain is the head of the ticket and we need to keep the focus on him and not Palin.

Saying you are a maverick and repeating the word "change" a whole bunch of times doesn't mean it is so, especially when the economic plan you are going to follow is more of the same.


MORE OF THE SAME IS MORE OF THE SAME...

[caseymoz]

1. In a sane universe, how could conservatives vote for change?

How could he stay on-message with "change" and have any conservative votes is beyond me. He should be trailing Obama in the polls by 30 points. It's the oxymoron of the conservative-radical, but ultimately, one of those contradictory stands should win out. Neither have won out yet, but one of them will after an election loss, or after another 4-year disaster. Guess which one I hope for.

:dem:

[lamp_shade]

2. I went to bed early and missed it.

Having only read a few posts so far this morning (just got up), it appears McCain didn't hit it out of the park last night. It's always nice to climb in here early in the morning when mostly reasonable "adults" are up and posting. Like you said our focus MUST be on McCain from here on in. Palin is just a growth on McCain's ass.