Mark Warner delivers one of the best lines of the convention.

To be honest, I was a bit nervous about Warner's keynote address, as I didn't think he would hammer John McCain enough on his record. But Warner reminded me why I'm thrilled he'll be a United States Senator from Virginia, and why I expect we'll see him run for POTUS in the future - great speech, even if the hall didn't seem that enraptured by it. I loved the technology heavy emphasis.

But in particular, this line stood out:

People always ask me, "What's my biggest criticism of President Bush?" I'm sure you all have your own. Here's mine--it's not just the policy differences, it's the fact that this president never tapped into our greatest resource: the character and resolve of the American people. He never asked us to step up.

Think about it: after September 11th, if there was a call from the president to get us off foreign oil to stop funding the very terrorists who had just attacked us, every American would have said, "how can I do my part?" This administration failed to believe in what we can achieve as a nation, when all of us work together.

Wow. In one easily understood example, Warner not only illuminated the crux of the problem with the Bush administration, but also pinpointed a central tenet of Obama's platform - that the American people, when called upon, will act in the best interests of this country. And I think his example is spot on.