McCain's Speech

The general consensus is that his speech fell flat. It did seem like the Republicans in the arena weren't overly enthused. At times it was slow. It may just be that Palin so excited them the next would be "vanilla" by comparison. I think this speech is being underrated. In his speech, he asked voters to see him as the maverick he was seen before his endless pandering to the Republican base, stopping short only at his stance on global warming. I felt this blog was very apt: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2008/09/thoughts_on_mccains_speech.html

An excerpt:

Last night - McCain did three things: (a) Reminded us that he's a maverick; (b) Told us what the maverick would do if we elect him; (c) Told us why he's a maverick. [So, contrary to some pundits, it was actually a very well-organized speech.] The confession at the end was the "why." He fights for the country, not for a party, because it was in Hanoi that his country saved him. Country first, party second.