McCain Speech

I can't fathom any other Party National Convention where the top name of the ticket was so thoroughly upstaged by his running mate. John McCain and his speech were mere afterthoughts in the wake of Hurricane Sarah, but did McCain really need a big time speech?

Anyone that pays attention to these things knows that McCain, unlike Sen. Barack Obama, is at his best when he's NOT reading from a teleprompter. McCain is at his best at town hall meetings and debates (could be why Barack refused McCain's challenge to ten town hall debates). Unlike Palin and Obama, McCain has such a long history and wealth of experience that he didn't need to introduce himself to the public. McCain doesn't need the soaring rhetoric or perfect delivery of his young rival and even younger running mate, The Maverick can just point to his biography to let us know his qualifications. Overall McCain's speech may not have been the most inspiring, but it did what it needed to do, make a strong and convincing case that John McCain is the steadiest hand for guiding our nation over the next four years.

On a side note, McCain's 96 year old mother was in attendance, all of this hoopla over John McCain's age is ridiculous. If he has his mother's genes then McCain may out live me, and I'm 28!