DAY’S END ROUNDUP

Reactions to Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin dominate the blogosphere as liberals applaud the Democratic presidential candidate and conservatives mock him and the media for overhyping the speech. Conservatives meanwhile are celebrating good polling news for John McCain while liberal point to a new ad attacking McCain for not supporting troop withdrawal.

Two clear lines of the thought are emerging following Obama’s speech. Open Left’s Mimikatz summarizes the liberal view, writing that Obama’s speech was a “terrific reminder” of United State’s ability to “lead” in the world. Conservative blogger Allahpundit pokes fun at what he says the media are calling “the greatest speech ever” pointing out that there was not an especially memorable line.

A new Quinnipiac shows McCain is making strong gains in several key swing states, Chris Cillizza reports. Powerline’s John Hinderaker thinks the polls show McCain is closing the gap and speculates the bump comes from Obama’s opposition to offshore drilling.

The new ad from VoteVets cuts at McCain’s position on Iraq by showing a soldier saying that he will leave if asked to do so by Iraq, Matthew Yglesias writes. Daily Kos’s mcjoan says the ad makes McCain look stubborn for sticking to a plan that doesn’t have a whole lot of support in Iraq.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Best. Ad. Ever. – Chris Bowers, Open Left
The Speech, First Thought – The Fix
Christ Appears in Berlin –