Post-convention speaker thoughts

Fred Thompson--Good speech in general. But he was all over the place, with no single message.

Mitt Romney--He sounded a little forced. His message was that government was bad, but I don't know if the undecided independents agree with that sort of messaging.

Mike Huckabee--He was good, and had some excellent lines. But he could have helped a little more if he explained the Republican economic plan instead of talking about school desks.

Rudy--His knocks against Obama were great, especially the voting present stuff. Still no economic message, though.

Palin--Obviously the best speech at the convention.

Ridge--I didn't pay attention.

Grahamnesty--He sounded shrill, although his statements on Iraq were justified and much-needed.

McCain--I don't know. The delivery was mediocre, but improved. I thought that he was good when he talked about policy, but that only took up about 10 sentences. I don't think it changed any minds or convinced anybody. The one good thing I can say is that it powerfully refuted the arguement that he wants a third Bush term by showing that he was his own man.