August 29th, 2008 08:58 AM - (AP) — Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is "change we
can believe in," promised Thursday to "spell out exactly what
that change would mean."
But instead of dwelling on specifics, he laced the crowning
speech of his long campaign with the type of rhetorical flourishes
that Republicans mock and the attacks on John McCain that Democrats
cheer. The country saw a candidate confident in his existing
campaign formula: tie McCain tightly to President Bush, and remind
voters why they are unhappy with the incumbent.
Of course, no candidate can outline every initiative in a
44-minute speech — especially one that also must inspire voters,
acknowledge key friends, and toss in some autobiography for the
newly interested. And Obama did touch on nitty-gritty subjects,
such as the capital gains tax and biofuel investments.

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