You're right. Bush let this jerk walk all over him.
Folks ... hindsight is 20-20. Kerry, with no criticism at the time of the war is now saying "We should have done this, and we should have done that..." Some of the folks here at Fr are now doing the same to President Bush. Listening to the libs, we now know there was no big win for Kerry.... maybe an edge according to them. We have two debates to go. I don't think Kerry has eaten into the lead at all.
Bush seemed plum tuckered out. He missed some very easy hits.