A Breath of Fresh Air.

I want to give quick kudos to John McCain - see the CNN story here, and notably this:

"McCain's speech was unusual -- and somewhat risky -- in that it lays out benchmarks on which he could be judged."

In a political age where most of what all candidates say is either neutral or circuitous, kudos to someone for actually having the balls to lay out the potential for some accountability! Well done!