e are more compassionate than a government that lets veterans sleep on our streets and families slide into poverty； that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes.

Tonight， I say to the American people， to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land enough！ This moment this election is our chance to keep， in the 21st century， the American promise alive. Because next week， in Minnesota， the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. On November 4th， we must stand up and say： Eight is enough.

Now let there be no doubt. The Republican nominee， John McCain， has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction， and for that we owe him our gratitude and respect. And next week， we ll also hear about those occasions when he s broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.

But the record s clear： John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment， but really， what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than ninety percent of the time？ I don t know about you， but I m not ready to take a ten percent chance on change.

The truth is， on issue after issue that would make a difference in your lives on health care and education and