Quick Reactions to McCain

Jeffrey Toobin on the McCain speech: "I thought it was the worst speech by a nominee that I've heard since Jimmy Carter in 1980. I thought it was disorganized, I thought it was it was theme-less, I thought it was very, very boring...I personally cannot remember a single policy proposal that he made because they had nothing connecting them. I found it shockingly bad."

Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson: "The policy in the speech was rather typical for a Republican. Pretty disappointing. It didn't do a lot of outreach to moderates and independents on issues that they care about. It talked, about issues like drilling and school choice which was really speaking to the converted. I think that was a missed opportunity. Many Americans needed to hear from this speech something they have never heard from Republicans before. And in reality, a lot of the policy they've heard from Republicans before."

Al Giordano: "A. Total. Disaster."

Wishful thinking, or will it bomb with undecideds and independents?

UPDATE: More at HuffPo, almost universally negative. Looks like I may be closer to the mainstream than I thought.