Big night for McCain, two Oklahomans
MINNEAPOLIS – Republican presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain will be more conversational with the American people tonight when he accepts his party’s nomination at nearby St. Paul, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said today.
McCain, from Arizona, will talk about keeping America safe and secure as well as his confidence that his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is experienced and able to serve.
“I look forward to this being probably the best speech he’s ever made,” said Inhofe, R-Tulsa.
McCain also will talk on the economy tonight, but security will be his main theme, Inhofe said after speaking to Oklahoma’s Republican delegation, which is staying in Minneapolis.
McCain is scheduled to speak about 9 tonight in the Xcel Energy Center.
Earlier, it was speculated McCain would not be here to give his acceptance speech. If Hurricane Gustav, which struck Louisiana on Monday and caused convention officials to shorten Monday’s opening session, it was possible McCain would have given a speech from a location near the hurricane damage.
That uncertainty was dashed Wednesday night when McCain came on the scene after Palin gave her acceptance speech.
Inhofe, who’s had differences over defense and social policies with McCain, said he now gets along with McCain.
“Sometimes we both agree that we’re both a little bullheaded,” Inhofe said. “Maybe that’s a characteristic that creates some problems some times, but it also creates a mutual respect and that clearly is there.”
Also speaking tonight will be U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, scheduled to speak about 5:20 p.m., and U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin, R-Oklahoma City, scheduled to speak about 7:30 p.m.
- Michael McNutt, Capitol Bureau
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