[ScottFromSpokane]

If Kerry really is being damaged by the sense that he's a flip-flopper who doesn't know his own mind--and the higher-ups on Team Bush insist that this is the key to beating him--then the president did exactly what he wanted to do. But if the central issue of this election is the September 10 versus the September 12 party, then Bush may have let slip a fair opportunity.

I think that's right. Bush let slip an opportunity. A draw favors Bush because he's ahead, but if favors Kerry because Bush could have destroyed him and didn't.

However, the "global test" and "I have one consistent position on Iraq" nonsense may give Bush a chance to win retroactively, as it were.

[rdcorso]

I can't watch the president during these situations because public speaking is not his strong point.The debates could only help Kerry and hurt Bush in my opinion.I saw plenty of missed oppertunities by the president to make Kerry look stupid.I hope Bush looks over the tape of this debate and realizes that he uses one or two phrases too mant times.