MSM agrees, Obama gave a great speech — greatly aided by the fact that he can say anything as long as is sounds good.

The “One” of the McCain Campaign “attack ads” has become the Great Obama “I” of the acceptance speech. The “I” will do this (treat the sick and not pander to insurance companies) and the “I” will do that (stand up to tyrants and make our alliances strong again). The “I” will make our schools excellent and the “I” will ask that teachers do a few things, too — but only ask. But there is a “we,” too. There is a “we” who should realize that “we” are a nation of schlubs who will make it very hard on the “I” who wants to help the “we” and at the same time make the nation less schlubbish — give it some je ne sais quoi. Though of course the “I” does sais quoi what to give it. And so do his adoring fans, whose very look said, “You are right Barack, I can’t tie my shoes without your help!”

Me thinks Sen. Obama broke one of the basic rules of influencing others, as taught back in, say, 1964. And that is: Avoid using the word “I” and try using the word “You.” Try to make people feel central to the project, and not like schlub spear carriers in a biblical epic starring “Me, Myself, and, of course, I.”

But outsized egos are in style these days.

Sen. Obama sees two Americas: the Politicians and the schlubs. And he’s not too sure about the politicians, but you work with what you got. All and all, it sounded to me like he wants to get America cheap by selling it short. You won’t hear that from the MSM, of course.