The Republican Convention shifted the battle field for this election from the empty "Change" mantra, to a neutral field that is undefined as it stands now. The "Country First" moniker is an excellent start, but now is the time to define the issues debate for the remainder of the campaign. Either define the issues and make the opponent play on your field, or have the opposite done for you. Here is my version of "The McCain Plan" we'll call it "The Cocktoasten-McCain Plan" (the title in and of itself is an attention grabber) 1. Victory in the war and rebuilding...