Obama/Biden vs. McCain/Palin

[InvincibleCakeEater]

I'm not understand these speeches. Seems like they're just saying "I'm proud to be a Republican" and then trashing Democrats.

[Michael]

Mike Huckabee on the other hand delivers. I'm surprised McCain didn't give him more VP consideration.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Mike Huckabee on the other hand delivers. I'm surprised McCain didn't give him more VP consideration.

Excellent speaker and a very likable guy. I think he would have been better off with Huckabee.

[planet planet]

Palin's sister isn't helping her cause too much. "It was such a shock", etc.

BTW, as distasteful as it may be, Bristol's boyfriend/potentially betrothed is a hottie.

[stlouie_lipp]

Mike Huckabee on the other hand delivers. I'm surprised McCain didn't give him more VP consideration.

Excellent speaker and a very likable guy. I think he would have been better off with Huckabee.

I thought the same thing during the primary.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

This just in...

McCain was a POW

[Fat Strat]

Mike Huckabee on the other hand delivers. I'm surprised McCain didn't give him more VP consideration.

Excellent speaker and a very likable guy. I think he would have been better off with Huckabee.

I thought the same thing during the primary.

Huckabee was my first choice. We'll see how Palin does tonight. That will go along way toward me deciding whether she was a better choice than the Huck. I think both essentially accomplish the same thing - secure and motivate the base - but can she be the bulldog who can go after Biden and Obama?

If the Republicans want to have any hope they need to stop the attacks, and give a speech like Obama's that outlines what they are going to do to change this country for the better.

That's what McCain gets to do. The party attack dogs come through and rip the dems to shreds, then McCain comes in on a white horse, champion of maverick ideas and bipartisan progress.

It's pretty much standard procedure for conventions.

[Michael]

I don't think the experience card is going to work in a change election.

[ghostrunner]

I'm sort of enjoying Rudy's speech. Rabble rousing, but it's like a British parliament meeting without the other side being present.

(On the other hand, I guess both sides are going to talk up this experience angle as if they don't both have a problem.)

[stlouie_lipp]

I'm sort of enjoying Rudy's speech.

I think he's doing really good.