I'm a big Bush supporter,but I thought the President blew it big time. He seemed intimidated by Kerry. He didn't go after Kerry's record against defense & intelligence. Those bunker buster bombs have saved countless American lives and how else can we get weapons stored in mountains & caves and the Pres. said nothing. The President better get his act together for the next debate or the election will go down the drain.
The impression I got was that the President was smoldering with anger. I think a lot of his hesitation in replying was because he was choosing his words so carefully. He didn't want to give in to his feelings and lash out in response to Kerry's provocation, as the Dems wanted him to.