John McCain, Republican top gun at last

Eight years after he may well have transformed the Republican Party had he defeated George W. Bush for the nomination in 2000, John McCain finally had his moment to stand bathed in triumphant light at his party's convention. His acceptance speech Thursday night was a mirror of McCain the contradictory political figure -- sometimes unorthodox and daring, sometimes plodding and pedestrian; rich in… » Full Story on Salon.com