John McCain

The Ticket

I'm not only impressed, but I'm surprised. John McCain gave the acceptance speech I wasn't sure he had in him. More in the morning, when I get back to the feedlot and my own computer.
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Friday morning, 5:30 AM: thoughts on John McCain's acceptance speech.

My favorite part:

I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need. My country saved me. My country saved me, and I cannot forget it. And I will fight for her for as long as I draw breath, so help me God.

Most important part:

I’m running for President to keep the country I love safe, and prevent other families from risking their loved ones in war as my family has. I will draw on all my experience with the world and its leaders, and all the tools at our disposal - diplomatic, economic, military and the power of our ideals - to build the foundations for a stable and enduring peace.

Selling points:

We face many threats in this dangerous world, but I'm not afraid of them. I'm prepared for them. I know how the military works, what it can do, what it can do better, and what it should not do. I know how the world works. I know the good and the evil in it. I know how to work with leaders who share our dreams of a freer, safer and more prosperous world, and how to stand up to those who don't. I know how to secure the peace.

Change & Hope:

In America, we change things that need to be changed. Each generation makes its contribution to our greatness. The work that is ours to do is plainly before us. We don’t need to search for it.
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Nothing is inevitable here. We’re Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history.

I'm sold on the McCain - Palin ticket.