Last night, Barack Obama's acceptance speech answered any questions about his readiness to lead this country. Summoning the ghosts of MLK past, Obama's passionate speech carried the message of change, but also delivered the substance of what change really means in his 4o+ minute speech.
What struck me was Obama finally took off the gloves and delivered some punches below the beltline. Remember the line: "I don't think its because John McCain doesn't care......I think its because he doesn't know." The conservative right will be quick to call it "ageism", but what he was trying to get across is the disconnect between McCain and common middle class folks---the middle class that is well, below the $5 million dollar per year threshold.
Another thing that struck me was Mike Murphy, the Republican strategist saying that if he was still advising Republican leadership, he would say: "Houston, we have a problem!" This coming from a man that defends Bush and failed policies ad nauseum.
Let's see how McCain's VP nomination and the Republican National Convention stems this surge of momentum gained by the Democrats last night.
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