Mitch McConnell speaking already said “Mitch Ryan”. I am sure this will be a rousing speech. Rousing for the hot dog vendors as all the delegates go to the concession stands for a snack.

He almost lost them there but wisely moved on…

Ditto TNFOC, all I can think of is Really?? What’s deal with putting folks to sleep before getting to the good people. I was amazed to see Janine Turner. I had no idea she was a conservative. Funny she should be on as I just finished watching the 2nd season of Northern Exposure.

Morris is right – there should have been more…Obama said, we got but McCain is all foreign policy; all the time…

Yep. Hope some of their friends made a Starbucks run beforehand. Lots of coffee needed to get through those two speeches.

where are the exciting speakers? frightenend bunch of republicans cannot even say Barack Obama!

Touche, Pawlenty!: “He failed at his first job.”

“Barack Obama’s failed us. But look, it’s understandable. A lot of people fail at their first job.” When Pawlenty is getting off the best lines of the night; well….it’s not a great lineup.

so far Pawlenty and the Huckster are the highlights – wow, just wow. Ryan has a lot of pressure to wake the crowd up.

Agree with the majority of comments that this convention has been a snoozer. But at least you can take a bathroom break and not miss anything. Heck, you could take a three day cruise and not miss anything. Hopefully tomorrow will be a brighter day.

Fantastic speech by Condi

Susana Martinez just killed that…on the guns…she is easily in her element here

NBC. Wow.

Rice finishes her speech and Brokaw immediately states that so many of the delegates are critical of the circumstances of Obama’s birth and question whether he was really born in Hawaii. Then Brian Williams make some weird statement about abortion rights. I at least thought Brokaw would call it down the middle. He should join the clowns at MSNBC, who he has called out, in recent years.

I’m so glad it’s bash obama nite

Ryan started out a little stiff and looked a little unlike himself for the first 2-3 minutes. But once he got into the budget, the economy, and O Care he got on a roll and never looked back. Those who were asking for more substance definitely got it with Ryan. When he talked about cutting spending and reforming government, he came across as sincere and committed to doing so. You can tell he is not just spouting off platitudes. Ryan comes across as a true believer in fiscal responsibility. He additionally had some funny one-liners that were well-delivered.

Have I mentioned how great it is to have a vice-presidential candidate who is an economist and not a lawyer?

Well done, future Mr. Vice-President.

That was a phenomenal speech. I can’t wait for the Biden-Ryan debate now!

Great speech from Ryan. The earlier line-up was boring but oni, Martinez, Ryan and (hate to admit) Huckabee were terrific. Great nite overall.

And get ready to be blown away if you think Romney can’t deliver in his convention address. Jonah Goldberg said of a recent Romney quote “As with most statements by Gov. Romney, words cannot express the depth and breadth of blandness with which the ine was delivered.” This is generally true, but he can knock it out of the park in front of a big crowd. Get ready.

I think many of the talking heads who don’t like our speakers miss the point because of their narrow viewpoints. The convention has a theme. Democrats complain about problems–Republicans attack them. The speeches reflect an intelligent discussion of some of those problems and why Romney/Ryan is the right ticket..

I’ve identified two poor speeches so far this week. It wouldn’t be nice to say which ones, but if you saw them or heard them you know the ones.

Gal, listen to what is said. Then think about how you would feel if one of your heroes were saying it. If that doesn’t help, I’m not sure what you want. I keep hearing “smaller government,” ” lower taxes,” “balanced budgets,” and that sounds good to me.

Condi exudes confidence, competence and class. I also like her old school, non-teleprompter delivery. It allows the speaker to make better eye contact with the viewers.

Ryan performed up to expectations, Rice exceeded them, McCain was surprisingly good, and the rest were decent. Tomorrow is Mitt Romney’s time to convince Americans to believe in him, and in their own country, again.
Romney-Ryan can change it.