"The other part of his problem is that Bush cannot think on his feet"
this is the source of his debate problem.
And BTW ....do you go from thread to thread posting doom and gloom?
He knows Iraq and the war on terror cold. Instead of just relaxing and presenting what he clearly knows, he's been told by Rove and Hughes that he's got to repeat certain things and not be too aggressive or he'll turn off the women.
So, instead of knocking Kerry out with a couple of well-placed lines, he's repeating all the talking points, sometimes to an extreme (he said "it's hard work" fifteen times).
I love Bush and continue to work for him. But he's now going to be on Kerry's turf with domestic issues for the next two debates.
He missed a huge opportunity on Thursday. I simply couldn't believe it was happening.