John McCain: Bob Dole without the charisma, and with a scary death-rictus grin and weird Batman-villain giggle.
Hillary Clinton: this really could have, should have been her moment. Before she came on, my wife and I were talking about the possibility of an Obama/Clinton ticket, moving beyond the unpleasantness of the primary to bring the Democratic party together, acknowledging that she has earned many votes, and deserves respect for that. And if Hillary had come out and graciously conceded, we might have been able to sustain that fantasy. Instead, she gave an utterly tone-deaf speech which was All About Her, and at the end of it, I was ready personally to throw her under a bus, should one be passing by.
Barack Obama: Pitch perfect speech in front of a rock star crowd, the clear winner of the evening in every respect.