] Candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois, Barack Obama,
] delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National
] Convention in Boston Tuesday night. Here is a transcript
] of his remarks.

[ This speech has been generating a great deal of buzz in the blogsphere (see for example, Kos, Andrew Sullivan, Slate, and our own Tina, to name but a few). The buzz is justified... this is one of the better speeches in recent memory. It manages to strike chords that should resonate well with all but the most radically polarized on both sides. Obama delivers better than anyone on the message of unity that the Dems are hoping to ride through November. Keep your eyes on this guy... he's gonna go places (like the senate, for one...) -k]

Barack Obama's keynote