Barack Obama energized himself and the crowd when, midway through his acceptance speech, he declared, "Let me tell you exactly what I mean by change."
He shifted from biography to policy.
He stopped telling stories of how the problems of people he met on the campaign trail were similar to those he and his family had experienced.
Instead, he provided specifics of how he differed from John McCain.
The near capacity crowd was most responsive when Obama talked about ending our dependency on oil from the Middle East in ten years and providing equal pay for an equal day's work, regardless of gender.
He also used one of the Republicans' tactics, going after his opponent on his perceived strength.
"I welcome a debate with John McCain about who has the temperament and judgment to be our next Commander-in-Chief," Obama declared.
With an early plane to catch in the morning, I'll save my closing thoughts for my return to the Eastern Time Zone.
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