McCain accepts the nomination
The Minneapolis Star Tribune: “John McCain claimed the Republican nomination for president Thursday, serving notice that he seeks the office to afflict the politically comfortable, a mission that has defined much of his political career. ‘Let me offer an advance warning to the old, big-spending, do-nothing, me-first, country-second Washington crowd,’ McCain told cheering throngs of delegates. ‘Change is coming.’”
The Los Angeles Times: “McCain launched his final drive for the White House on Thursday night by stepping away from President Bush and toward the political center, vowing to forge a government focused on problem-solving rather than party labels.”
The Washington Post’s Dan Balz: “McCain delivered [his] speech in workmanlike fashion, with both praise and criticism of his rival. But the message was explicit: He has been there for the tough fights all his life, while his opponent has not.”
The Boston Globe: "The Arizona senator's speech was interrupted several times by protesters, including a man wearing a T-shirt that said, "Iraq Veterans Against the War,' and waving a banner that read, 'You Can't Win a War with an Occupation.' At least two members of an antiwar group called "Code Pink" were carried out by security officers, and the boisterous crowd drowned out any protest efforts with a deafening chant of 'USA! USA!'"
