Nobody Will Be Talking About This Tomorrow But….
August 26th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Former Gov. Mark Warner gave a great keynote speech in the unenviable slot preceding Hillary Clinton. Now a candidate for U.S. Senate, Warner — known for his bipartisanship in Virginia — warmed up the crowd by linking McCain to George Bush. His best applause line: While everybody has their own personal reasons for despising the Bush administration, he noted, his was this: “It is the fact that this president never tapped into our greatest resource — the character and resolve of the American people.” If Bush had asked Americans to reduce their use of foreign oil, Warner said, every American would have responded, “How can I do my part?”McCain, Warner said, “promises more of the same.”And as I publish this, the REAL keynoter is taking the stage to thunderous applause…..
August 27th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Hmmm, “great” is a bit of an exaggeration for Warner’s speech, in my opinion. He made some good points, but until the Democrats put less emphasis on the reach across the aisle and more on what clearly separates them from the failed policies of this administration (enabled by a Repug Congress for most of its tenure, BTW)- until then, voters are unlikely to be highly motivated to choose Dems. Warner could have done a much better job of making that distinction, it seems to me.