Barack Obama has accep­ted the nom­in­a­tion of the Demo­cratic Party:

Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Demo­cratic nom­inee for Pres­id­ent of the United States.

The speech is bril­liant. One of the most inspir­ing I’ve heard and delivered beautifully.

If we are will­ing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am abso­lutely cer­tain that gen­er­a­tions from now, we will be able to look back and tell our chil­dren that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the job­less; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. This was the moment – this was the time – when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves, and our highest ideals. (the full speech)

He’d have my vote.