McCain's Speech

I don't know if it's because I was trying to do college work at the same time but I have a headache after McCain finished up his speech.

Don't get me wrong here; I support John McCain but an orator, this man is not. I'll give him credit for the call to public service and the emotion he demonstrated when it came to to the retelling of his story, but I wanted more meat when it came to the issues. I should be careful about that, because the speech was an hour long already.

We knew this speech wasn't going to have the same kind of punch as Palin's but McCain met expectations; he did everything he needed to do. He introduced himself once again to the American people and humanized himself. The declaration that he hates war and recognizes the evil of it and only wishes to secure the nation was a great sentiment.

But what made this speech so great was the call to reform - McCain stood in a convention of his peers and called them to task. As a party, the Republicans have lost their way and they have lost the trust of the American people. We've been in the wilderness and now it's time to get ourselves out of the woods without burning down the forest. We need to unite the American people, and John McCain's speech laid down some groundwork for that.

When this convention is remembered, it will be regarded as the time the Republican Party set itself on a new path. John McCain's acceptance speech was the first few steps on the road; it's up to Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal to make sure the Republican Party keep on the right track.

I just wish that those protestors hadn't gotten so much attention. Now, I've got more studying to do.