McCain Rallies His Troops for the Battle Ahead
He did what he had to do — speak from the heart and give the GOP a fighting chance.
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The speech had the opposite effect I expected. |
He did what he had to do — speak from the heart and give the GOP a fighting chance.
It was intriguing how he distanced himself as far as possible from the last eight years.
More from Belmont Club: What running Palin's and McCain's speeches through word cloud software reveals...
Code Pink demonstrators disrupted John McCain's acceptance speech at the Xcel Center tonight right next to the Pajamas TV booth. PJTV has exclusive video of them being hustled out at the link.
All schools tell kids to study hard so they can make money. Why not admit it?
It was the campaign speech of the new millennium — and the GOP fell in love.
After Sarah Palin brought down the house, he has his work cut out for him.
Great speech — but it would have been better without the sarcasm and snide comments.
And who better than a punk rocker to pressure the reluctant dictator?
The VP nominee's big speech displayed humor, grace, and steel. (More on Palin's RNC speech from Roger L. Simon and Belmont Club)
It's a tough call for those who feel strongly about both national security and a woman's right to choose. (Also, Claudia Rosett on What Sarah Palin Won't Say.)
Liberals say it's racism. They conveniently forget his inexperience and dubious pals.
John McCain's shrewd move has already robbed the Democrats of their post-convention afterglow.
Bureaucracy and politics come between the Los Angeles police and their work.
They're enraged after being hit by a cruise missile aimed from Middle America.
Republicans rally around a career woman with a stay-at-home husband, and Democrats call her a negligent parent. Who are the feminists again?
The southern states can't relax yet — a new trio of storms is heading their way.
The private affairs of candidates' family members should remain just that — private.
The VP pick's decision to raise a Down Syndrome baby should spark a debate on the value of "imperfect" human beings.
Slippery prose and outright errors in the NY Times and Huffington Post. [UPDATED]
Well, not exactly. But it was pretty darn entertaining.
Isn't it the Democrats who are supposed to be all about privacy in matters of the womb?
Do the Republicans have a death wish? Many bloggers feel disrespected over their horrible working conditions.
Taxpayers finance religious extremism and academic failure.
Mother Nature's disruption of the convention isn't such a disaster for the GOP.