Bottom line: I was always voting for McCain because Obama is far too left-wing.  Did the speech swing anyone?  We’ll see. 

11:04 PM Country song not doing a lot for me.  :) 

11:04 PM Interesting end to the speech.  Very strident…very strong call to public service. 

11:02 PM Call to public service. 

11:01 PM Real shot at Obama and the his Messianic complex. 

10:59 PM Addressing a very interesting part of his POW status…being broken and how the men told him to fight again. 

10:55 PM Can liberals forgive him for the bombing? 

10:54 PM “the scars to prove it”…Reminds me too much of John Kerry. 

10:52 PM “Get this country moving again”…Is the country really that broken?  Not sure I see it. 

10:50 PM Makes an important point about war, and it’s cost…Something he’s not unfamiliar with. 

10:48 PM Iran is a huge problem.  Do you really want Obama dealing with it? 

10:46 PM Proposing energy independence with the usual suspects…but draws important distinction between he and Obama that we can’t abandon drilling. 

10:44 PM Grabbing some of the money from foreign aid to countries that “don’t like us much”.  Good idea. 

10:43 PM Wish he’d say go after colleges that are raising tuition at twice the rate of inflation.  Wish he’d go after colleges with large endowments that won’t spend them.  

10:42 PM Use community colleges to train people for new jobs…Make up the difference in wages for those going to new careers…   

10:40 PM Finally getting some meat…doubling child tax credits, lowering business tax rates, lowering personal rates… 

10:39 PM Booing?  Doesn’t seem that mature. 

10:38 PM Why am I thinking that McCain won’t appoint strong conservative judges?  It just doesn’t seem like him. 

10:37 PM ”Letting people keep the fruits of the their labors”…A critical component of the American dream. 

10:35 PM Challenging the Republican Party now…No doubt the Republican “revolution” got caught up in the Beltway culture of corruption. 

10:33 PM Don’t like the specific references toward hardship cases.  Seems like liberal pandering to me. 

10:32 PM Have to give him credit for risking everything on the surge.  Campaign was dead at that point. 

10:31 PM Remove money from politics?  Others, myself included, see that as limiting free speech. 

10:30 PM Kill pork spending…good start. 

10:29 PM If you work for the American people, why are you so stridently pro illegal immigration? 

10:26 PM Does anyone over the age of 30 buy the idea that a bipartisan spirit will take hold of Washington politics?   

10:25 PM Good speech so far, but we need some details. 

10:23 PM What was that disturbance?  McCain handled it well though.

10:21 PM Clearly Palin was the attack dog while McCain takes the high road. 

10:19 PM McCain is a lot less strident than Obama so far. 

10:16 PM I certainly thought we’d get more attacks after 9/11.  Say what you want about W, but he has defended the country. 

10:15 PM Interesting: McCain comes off as fatherly. 

10:13 PM How many people are watching the NFL right now?  Bad planning by the RNC. 

10:11 PM Will “renew” America; hope he gets specific. 

10:10 PM Ding! Ding!  McCain right about the surge that even Obama now admits succeeded beyond our wildest expectations. 

10:09 PM McCain wants to keep “our money, in our pocket”, but didn’t initially support the Bush tax cuts. 

10:08 PM McCain’s resume blows Obama’s away. 

10:03 PM Let’s hope McCain really lays down what he plans to do with the country. 

10:02 PM Will McCain touch illegal immigration tonight? 

10:01 PM Did CNN offer counter commentary from Republicans during Obama’s speech?

9:58 PM Listening to the enemy tonight–CNN. 

9:56 PM Being former military, I am biased toward military families.  Have to give the McCain’s credit for a long history of military service. 

9:55 PM Why is Cindy’s hair frizzy?  :) 

9:54 PM McCain never a Washington insider?  Not sure I buy that story, Cindy. 

9:51 PM Understand why Cindy discusses their charity work, but somewhat uncomfortable.  Is it old school to believe charity stays close to the vest?   

9:49 PM Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin…McCain has good taste in women.

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