After all! We are talking about two young girls, whom most of us have never heard them speak in public before tonight. I'm an old man and I don't think I could of done any better than they did. I would bet the rent that nobody here would either :-)
I was at work tonight and kept reading here about how awful the twins were. I had set the VCR to tape C-Span's coverage, so when I got home a few minutes ago I rewound to the twins' segment and watched it first.
It was a little silly, but not that bad. Basically, they were trying to be a little bit playful. Some of the jokes fell flat, but so do some of Jay Leno's. The idea was to be lighthearted, with the girls telling some jokes and poking fun at their "square" elders, and then for President Bush to appear at a baseball game, appearing a little laid back himself.
It wasn't meant to be a serious policy speech. It was a chance to highlight the twins in a humorous way. The girls were a little nervous and some of their jokes were duds, but it wasn't anything to get all bent out of shape over. They were cute and were just trying to add a little humor to the proceedings.