"Come on, America!"

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) seemed just now to be pleading with voters to see things the Democrats' way:

John McCain is running for four more years of the same old politics and the exact same failed policies that we had under George Bush. They did tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. They did everything Big Oil asks. And look where we are! C'mon, America! Let's call on our common sense and stay focused on what's important! We cannot choose that path again. That's a risk the American people cannot afford to take.

The surrounding context made clear that the exhortation to "stay focused on what's important" (and the reference to McCain as a "risk") was intended to draw a contrast with the notion that Obama is, y'know, "risky" in various ways. The constellation of concerns falling under that label, some of which are legitimate and some of which are not, is being described as "not important." That's fair enough, but I'm not sure pleading is the best approach.

UPDATE: Did everybody catch the Pac-10 shout-out just now from Oregon State men's basketball coach -- and Michelle Obama's big brother, and introducer -- Craig Robinson? After referencing his job, he randomly yelled out: "Go Beavers!" Heh.

UPDATE 2: Thoughts on Michelle's speech? I thought it was pretty good. Nice shout-out to Hillary and her "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling."

But, um, "Isn't She Lovely"? And "Still The One" after Teddy's speech? Lame.

UPDATE 3: Kansas City, not St. Louis, Barack! Argh!

LOL, and his daughter corrected him. I love it!