“I’m John Kerry, and I’m reporting for duty.”

That is how John Kerry opened his 55 minute speech last night where he officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president. He vowed to help make America stronger and to restore the country’s credibility.

He directly attacked Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft though not by name.

On Ashcroft he said “I will appoint an Attorney General who actually upholds the Constitution of the United States.”

He also took a jab at the Bush administration’s close ties to Saudi Arabia. He said “I want an America that relies on its own ingenuity and innovation–not the Saudi royal family.”

We’ll hear part of John Kerry’s speech and have more convention in a few minutes.