[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Pick quotes from speech:

"A great war time President, Franklin Roosevelt, once said: "Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely."

Delegates and Friends I am prepared to "choose wisely."

And I choose George W. Bush."

[jbwbubba]

Dang, I wish they had put him on at 10:00 and introduced Bush, I liked Pataki but Franks was awesome

[Sangria]

I just love those rough and tough, tall and lanky generals who are real men. In contrast, Wesley Clark looks like a model doing toothpaste commercials--a girly-man.

[CGVet58]

bttt

[cyncooper]

George W. Bush remembers the sacrifices of the greatest generation and those who served bravely in Korea and Viet Nam.

To all our veterans we say, "welcome home."

I interpreted this, when I heard the speech LIVE, as an indirect hit on Kerry's VVAW activities. This suspicion was confirmed when freeper reports said Franks gave an interview (I can't recall which channel they were watching) and Franks had some explicit criticism of Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony.

Not coincidentally, I'm sure, was the interview Brit Hume had done earlier with President Bush 41 who also commented on that 1971 testimony and said Kerry should apologize.

Aside from pointing out this observation that the era of Kerry's VVAW activities evidently have been officially declared fair game, I will add that the entire Franks speech was just terrific in every way.

[ridesthemiles]

Pick quotes from speech:"

"HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY"

This makes a perfect billboard or bumper sticker.

[Avenger]

Thank you General Franks for your long service to our country and your support of President Bush.

[JesseJane]

Does anyone have any convention pics of Franks, and the (what I call) the Band of BigDogs!! All the speeches were fabulous, but I was particularly thrilled with Franks, and the 'guys' that PX Kelly introduced to us before Franks spoke..

I would love to see some pics if anyone has any..

Thanks muchly... :)

[foreshadowed at waco]

I'd love to see Tommy Franks take over as Secretary of Defense--Rummy has been great but he's starting to sound tired.