Jorge, the problem may be one of expectations. Ours.
Bush is who he is. He grows impatient with being a politician in a mealy mouthed debate. He's a disciplined manager, and on his better days he's an inspirational leader. He's had a large number of "better days" lately IMO.
If you look at all the polls, the same people who say Kerry won the debate say Bush is a more forceful and trustworthy leader. That's just being buried by the Fifth Column (oops I mean Fourth Estate) but it's devestating to the Kerry folks. Don't lose sleep over Thursday's outcome, it's importance is nil.
I'm sanguine about our President's chances next month, and I pray to God we survive this next 20 years. We all have beautiful little mighty urchins who deserve the life we've been blessed with.
I fight for W because I have 9 grandchildren who deserve a future as Americans,not Euro-thrash. Or wearing burkas for my grand daughters. Who was it who said..."Give me liberty or give me death"? No truer words were ever spoken.
I agree. But this is politics. You can have the best positions on planet earth, but if you can't communicate them to voters, you are probably going to lose elections.
I've heard Bush give some of the best speeches I've heard in my life.
And I still say that considering the vast amount of material Kerry supplied when it came to his, flip-flops, contradictions and lies, there was no excuse for Bush not being better prepped for the debate.