Text of McCain's victory speech, AP, 04 Mar 2008

As McCain gets real as the GOP nominee, we watch statements like these with great interest. A positive note, I judge, and since he's a 50-50 chance in my mind to be the next POTUS, I welcome it and take it--and him--more seriously in terms of expressed commitment to these sorts of tasks. In terms of defense reform, he'd definitely be a Nixon-goes-to-China kind of authority.

(Thanks: Lexington Green)