Somewhere in the bowels of a diary enthusing over the (very ambiguous) WaPo piece about "lack of evidence" for McCain's charges against Obama, there was a comment with a link to today's Richard Cohen column. I made the mistake of following it, and won't be able to sleep anymore.
"Just tell me one thing Barack Obama has done that you admire," I asked a prominent Democrat. He paused and then said that he admired Obama's speech to the Democratic convention in 2004. I agreed. It was a hell of a speech, but it was just a speech.
On the other hand, I continued, I could cite four or five actions -- not speeches -- that John McCain has taken that elicit my admiration, even my awe.