Firedoglake While most convention speeches, even those by former nominees Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and then-Vice President Walter Mondale, are fairly good, the convention speech by John McCain was not, writes Attaturk. With just 60 days until the election and voters ... READ MORE
Contentions John McCain had to neutralize the Democratic argument that he's "more of the same," so he was smart to use his speech to distance himself from the Bush administration, writes John Podhoretz. In contrast to Barack Obama, who tried to ... READ MORE
Daily Kos Though John McCain tried to break with President Bush in his speech, the most McCain did to distance himself from the president was to not mention Bush by name in his address, according to Hunter. Democrats represent the real change ... READ MORE
The Huffington Post Just like Barack Obama, John McCain wants "change," The Huffington Post notes on its front page covering the Republican's convention speech. But pundits found the address to be "flat," "disappointing," and the worst convention speech since President Carter's in 1980, ... READ MORE
Drudge Report Just eight weeks are left in the presidential campaign, notes the Drudge Report, which links to the Associated Press's preview of what’s left. In other links, Drudge highlights Bob Woodward's report in his new book that President Bush "failed to ... READ MORE
Daily Kos Though John McCain tried to break with President Bush in his speech, the most McCain did to distance himself from the president was to not mention Bush by name in his address, according to Hunter. Democrats represent the real change ... READ MORE
RedState John McCain didn't give a great speech, but he successfully appealed to undecided voters by listing Republican sins and calling for a return to the basic tenets of conservatism, writes Erick Erickson. While McCain may not be able to match ... READ MORE
The Corner John McCain did the right thing to avoid soaring oratory and instead ground his convention speech in the "politics of honor," but he must articulate another policy proposal that will directly affect Americans, writes Rich Lowry. McCain was appealing in ... READ MORE
Townhall.com Speeches aren't really John McCain's things, as was evident Thursday night, but he did have some good lines about bipartisanship and reforming Washington in ways that Barack Obama can't, writes Amanda Carpenter. But McCain did lay out a series of ... READ MORE
TalkingPointsMemo John McCain's convention speech just wasn't very good, due in large part to McCain's support for policies President Bush and the Republicans have been using for years, writes Josh Marshall. McCain and his campaign didn't even get the stagecraft right, ... READ MORE
