As promised here is the audio from Sen. John McCain's rally at the Westin in Seattle on Feb. 8.

It seemed like most of the local GOP hierarchy was in attendence - at least from Western Washington - and on stage flanking the old sailor. Attorney General Rob McKenna and former Senator Slade Gorton introduced the presidential hopeful.

"John McCain doesn't change his stance on the issues to pander to voters," said McKenna. The Attorney General compared his candidate with the two Democrat presidential candidates saying Republicans didn't have to choose between "experience and inspiration; a resume and charisma."

"As supporters of John McCain we have to make no such compromise. Because in supporting John McCain we get the experience, we get the inspirational leadership, we get the seasoned tested leadership, tested by fire, this nation needs," McKenna said.

Also on stage was Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08) who formally gave his endorsement last Thursday and former Secretary of State Ralph Munro. Former governor and U.S. Senator Dan Evans was in the audience and received attention from McCain.

McCain gave a standard stump speech, cracked jokes, dropped the "Straight Talk" catch-phrase and seemed fairly well at ease. Throughout the campaign he had been criticized as looking tired and old. Despite the flight out he looked all the energetic, fiery maverick of 2000.

The conventional wisdom has been that a concerted outreach to conservatives is necessary for McCain to win in November. That might be. Once again, rather than back-peddling on the issues where he was in disagreement with the conservative base, he stressed issues where there should be obvious consensus.

Lowering taxes, less government, reducing regulation, free trade, making the Bush tax cuts permenent, lowering corporate tax rates, restraining government spending, fighting radical Islamic extremism, supporting U.S. troops and emphasizing private and not public healthcare.

He also name-dropped his "good friend" Fred Thompson and expressed his admiration for Gen. David Petraeus.

McCain quotes:

"Friends I look you in the eye and will tell you, I will get Osama bin Laden."

On Time's "Man of the Year".
"I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes and saw three letters; a K, a G and a B."

On Iraq.
"If we set a date for withdrawal, a date for surrender, we will lose that conflict and all of that sacrifice. Al Qaeda will tell the world that they defeated the United States of America. We will never surrender, they will."

On predictions that his early support of the Surge would derail his campaign.
"I would much rather lose a political campaign than a war."