Michael Steele - "Drill baby, drill!"  -Greatness
Mitt Romney -  Loved his comparisons on the liberal vs conservative judges decisions.

Mike Huckabee - So true about how Democrats have given Americans the false impression that Republicans are all about the rich.  Give me a break.  We are about the American people having the freedom and the free will to make their dreams happen, including prosperity.  It is not the Governments responsibility.

Rudy Giulianni - Oh my, he did go after Obama.  The question is, however, were they true attacks or just stating the facts.  Obama can't make or keep his decisions, so, when he told Biden that he should make sure that his VP nomination was in writing, you have to admit that that was funny. 

Sarah Palin -  She was awesome, not to mention hot!  Just kidding, okay, I'm serious. 

"This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting and never use the word 'victory' except when he's talking about his own campaign."  ~whether we were for the war or not has no stance now.  Now, it is about winning and seeing that the Iraqi people are better off than where they were before Saddam was in power.

"In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."  ~again, what has Obama accomplished in his career to make him capable of being our President.
"What exactly is our opponent's plan? What does he actually seek to accomplish after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet? The answer is to make the government bigger and take more of your money."  ~little hit at Obama for those who believe he is the new savior, but really how can the redistribution of wealth, the raising of taxes, the reliance of the UN to solve global problems, the reduction of military growth and advancement, etc. save America?

 

I am glad that Palin was chosen to be our VP and her speech has not changed my view.

"The speech that Gov. Palin gave was well delivered, but it was written by George Bush’s speechwriter and sounds exactly like the same divisive, partisan attacks we’ve heard from George Bush for the last eight years. If Gov. Palin and John McCain want to define ‘change’ as voting with George Bush 90 percent of the time, that’s their choice, but we don’t think the American people are ready to take a 10 percent chance on change."- Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton

while theres really no point in debating whether or not obamas speech was a good one with the likes of aaron and jason (i think it was...you think it wasnt...well never agree) i will say that when he had that quote about getting us off foreign oil in 10 years i was like "wiskey tango foxtrott?!?"...
 
obama HAD TO "attack" mccain and point out the clear differences between the two platforms...its the dem convention...the fact that youre acting surprised is ridiculous and unconvincing...what do you think mccain will do next thursday?...these two candidates have taken the high road all along and its been refreshing...these arent attacks...attacks are when you call out someone personally...the closest thing i saw to an attack was when obama suggested that mccain might not have the temperament required to effectively manage foreign policy...i wasnt a big fan of that but its not the first time weve heard the idea that mccain loses his temper somewhat easily when he doesnt get his way...which isnt a good quality to have in a world leader...so it was relevant and not a complete personal attack...in my opinion...
 
i just hope this "high road" approach holds through november...i suspect it wont thanks to special interest groups...but its nice to see for the time being...
 
and dont worry aaron...youll have plenty of time to see some heads-up debating by these two...its a little puzzling that obama didnt take him up on this offer but i think youll see some sort of agreement with a combination of moderated debates and townhall meetings...and how fun will it be to watch the veep debates?...thatll be just a bit lopsided in our favor...
 
and finally...re: palin as veep...how thinly veiled is this "strategic" move?...does mccain really think that the feminists who wanted hillary in the oval office are actually going to vote for palin just because shes a woman?...i mean...obama and hillary had nearly identical platforms...so at that point it probably did come down to the fact that she was a woman for the feminists...but palin is against a womans right to choose and is not in favor of legislation specifying women having the right to equal pay for equal work...really?...oh yeah...and now this lady is one heart attack (god forbid) away from running the country?...really?...

"But, without having any leverage or a decent hand to play, the Clintons bluffed Obama into amazing concessions. Hillary will speak on Tuesday night in prime time. Chelsea will introduce her. She will get to play a film extolling her virtues produced by Harry Bloodworth Thomason. Bill will speak on Wednesday night. Hillary’s name will be placed into nomination. She will get to have nominating and seconding speeches on her behalf. And, on Thursday night, the last night of the convention, the roll call will show how narrowly Obama prevailed.

 

So Obama gave away Tuesday night, Wednesday night and part of Thursday night to the Clintons. It will really be their convention. A stronger candidate would’ve called their bluff and confined the Clintons to one night on which both Hillary and Bill spoke (he would have outshone her). He would have blocked a roll call by allowing a voice vote to nominate by acclimation. He would have stood up to the Clintons and recaptured his own convention."

"Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you have done to me..."

Wouldn't the least of my brethren be the (if you believe they are a human) unborn? If so, how can anyone believe in abortion and then run around quoting this verse so cavalierly. They need to read the rest of the bible. One of the original commandments says, "Thou Shall Not Commit Murder" it doesn’t say "kill" it says murder. So don't throw the death penalty at me dear lefties. Moses used the death penalty against murderers.