John McCain put a campaign ad on TV yesterday congratulating Barack Obama for his nomination for President. That was incredibly nice. He did not leak his pick for VP and allowed Obama to gleam in the spotlight for a few hours.

Now, Obama/Biden have been wiped off the front page. The spotlight from Denver is turned off. The McCain campaign is hitting on all cylinders.

McCain kept his VP pick silent and the all the major cable news stations gave 90% of their coverage this morning in trying to determine who McCain would select. Obama’s spectacle went to page two.

Obama’s VP selection with the text message circus was revealed the afternoon before the message was sent. McCain’s selection was kept secret until about 60 minutes before his announcement. We now know which candidate’s team can best keep major information secret.

Now we know that McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Now, McCain is the only candidate whose team has executive experience. This experience, coupled with McCain’s national security and ready from day one to be Commander in Chief experience makes his team very strong. Palin is just the second woman ever tapped for a presidential ticket and the first Republican. Congratulations.

McCain has again gone outside the Washington DC establishment to bring change. Both McCain and Palin have sons serving in the military.

With the Democrats and Obama throwing Hillary Clinton and her 18 million voters (which include several million women voters) into the garbage and not even giving her a VP slot, they now have a strong voice on the McCain ticket where they can throw their support.