“And I can be sure that Senator Coburn will hold me to it.”

Murmured on blogger’s row. “This is a good speech.”

UPDATE: After this section…

I intend to win the war, and trust in the proven judgment of our commanders there and the courage and selflessness of the Americans they have the honor to command. I share the grief over the terrible losses we have suffered in its prosecution. There is no other candidate for this office who appreciates more than I do just how awful war is. But I know that the costs in lives and treasure we would incur should we fail in Iraq will be far greater than the heartbreaking losses we have suffered to date. And I will not allow that to happen.

There were chants of “JOHN-MC-CAIN! JOHN-MC-CAIN!” But back at one of the MySpace events, I saw chants started by some of his campaign guys. Still, it sounded like a good chunk of the room was chiming in on it.