[AM2000]

beyond the no errors

Oh cmon now. It's Bush, he has to make a mistake. Just wouldnt be him if he didnt say "misunderestimate" or something :)

[Heff]

Bush needs to be honest...be himself...and scumbag Lurch will take care of himself.

[coconutt2000]

Bush has carte blanche to make little mistakes. The best part about the mistakes is it is always obvious what he is saying. This means that when the Dems blow it out of proportion, they lose credibility.

When Kerry makes a mistake, it is usually so nuanced it is incomprehensible without a followup statement several days later... which usually only confuses the issue even further.

[Dog Gone]

I have seen every single one of Dubya's debates going back to his first against Ma Richards in 1994. The press always picks him as the underdog, announces that his opponent outdebated him, and expresses surprise that the public doesn't agree.

He'll do fine. The pressure is on the longwinded nuanced flipflopper.

[Boiler]

The shortest and most efficient way to get from one point to another is to follow a straight line. President Bush, like Ronald Reagan, speaks in straight lines. Mr. Kerry, because he is so intelligent and superior to we commoners, speaks with too many commas, semi colons and qualifying clauses.
Don't you find it amazing that Republicans persist in nominating dolts -- Presidents Reagan and GW Bush -- while the Democrats always seem to favor people who are so intelligent -- Mr. Gore and Mr. Kerry -- that they just can't communicate with the voters.
I think W's short, uncomplicated and straight line answers will carry the day.

[DaveMSmith]

The justification for the Iraq war at this point is settled.

Iraq now is a terrorist magnet for the region. It's a difficult fight there but would be near impossible if it were to occur on US soil.

Kerry can paint the situation any way he likes but the fact is the alternatives would have been horrific. Taken a step further, Kerry is arguing the enemy's side, encouraging them.

[getitright]

Kerry has to really force things to make something happen. He can't play it safe. He will attack and attack pretty hard. Bush will maintain perfect calm and come off as more mature, stable and yes- even more intelligent.

Hopefully Bush will be relentless with the flip-flop angle. Kerry may get pissed off and show his ass.

Ultimately- I expect a real yawner out of Bush tonight just because the less eventful the better for him. He has nothing to prove. Hopefully Kerry will try too hard and self destructs.