[ohioWfan]

"The world is better off without Saddam." Could have invented some good drinking games around that one.

If I am indeed 'boxing with shadows,' could you explain the meaning of this obvious insult?

Are you saying that if George W. Bush is not eloquent as is Tony Blair, that he is less of a leader?

I'm really asking, Huck, because it seems that you insult the President with one-liners all the time, and it gives an air of superiority on your part.

I don't happen to think that eloquence is a requirement of either character or leadership, and if the President is not capable of flowery speech nor rhapsodic rhetoric, it is absolutely irrelevant to anything at all, and needs not be mentioned.

It is WHAT he says that counts, and that, sir, is profound and visionary. And he expresses that vision in clear, concise, and easily understood speeches. I, for one, see that as a good thing.

[Huck]

It's not an insult. It's my way of concurring with Peggy when she writes:

He asserted more than he persuaded, and he chose to redeclare his beliefs rather than argue for them in any depth.

Sounds like a very good description of his performance in the debates. My drinking game gag simply reiterates the point.