AP "analysis" (Liz Sidoti): McCain's bipartisan pitch (So freakin predictable).

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Remember when the AP's "analysis" came out 24 minutes after Obama's speech and panned it. Well, right on clue here's the same "analysis" -- care to guess how the speech was rated?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cvn_mccain;_ylt=AmIkN_44pJA73L3er6avVD6s0NUE

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Not merely a Republican. Not merely a candidate. John McCain cast himself as a leader for all Americans, regardless of party or status.

After several days of Democratic bashing by his supporters, the Arizona senator struck a nonpartisan stance and promised that he wouldn't be bound by political party in the White House as he accepted the GOP presidential nomination Thursday before thousands of Republican loyalists.

"We are fellow Americans, an association that means more to me than any other," McCain told the Republican Convention, deriding "constant partisan rancor" that causes Washington gridlock. He rejected those in Washington who he said "work for themselves and not you."

McCain marched through a series of big issues — defense, taxes, education, energy independence among them — without offering many specifics. Instead, there were generic promises to "make it better," of "rewarding hard work," and the like.

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