James Lileks:

But what Giuliani did was completely typical: aggressive graciousness. It’s why people who disagree with many of his positions admire him greatly, and why he spoke Monday night. And dang: he was good. He was hard: first time I’ve heard someone get up and slam Arafat by name in such a context. A sharp elbow at Germany. A Kerry section played mostly for laughs. An amazing last 10 minutes - dodged nothing. It was like watching a blacksmith at work while he whistled opera.

Not only that, but Lileks gives a quick (and free!) writing lesson today.

The one-liner of the night was, obviously, Sen. John McCain's shot at Michael Moore. And the two-minute applause McCain received sounded almost cathartic, as if the crowd had been waiting forever to let loose their gut feelings on the man of such gut.

McCain's line was this convention's "Shove it" moment, and it came across as slightly more dignified than Teresa Heinz Kerry's contribution last month.