I have to say, I disagree very much on this point. Every politician uses speech writers, and Mark Salter has been working with and writing for John McCain for years. Like any good speech writer, he has mastered McCain's voice, and he writes McCain better than McCain himself. There are many perfectly valid things to criticize McCain for, but I don't think this is one.
I don't think I would use the word choreographed, but I think it is definitely good practice in delivering a speech to pace oneself so that the climax is reached at, well, the climax.
Sadly, they do their part to perpetuate the party-split meme, and they do have their influence outside of the fringe. I don't find it so easy to disregard them entirely.
I always find it's nice to know what one's enemy is saying. Still, FoxNews' analysis reflects even less connection to reality than usual.
How do the Fox pundits find a lack of support for Obama in this speech? I just can't understand where they pull this crap from.
Were they watching the same speech I watched on C-SPAN?
I wish we had a "Bubba cam" so we could constantly watch WJC's reactions. Now that would be entertainment.
I don't think so. What kind of problems? Sometimes it seems that new replies don't show up, but a refresh fixes that problem.
This speech sounds really inspiring. I can't wait until Michelle Obama is in the Connecticut area so I can make sure to see her. With any luck we'll even have Obama here before November, though I probably should hope that Connecticut is far too safe to warrant a visit by #1.
I wouldn't worry too much. Even if we are able to increase domestic production 5-10 years from now, any increase in production is likely to be far outpaced by increases in demand from China and India. Current prices are inflated by speculation, but I'm guessing we won't see prices below 90 dollars again.
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