[al baby]

I agree. I don't believe this was meant to be a both-barreled, roll-em-out-and-kick-their-a$$ speech, nor was it designed to be.
Also i felt that it souned as though hey everything is undercontrol and were not in dire straights

[GiveEmDubya]

Absolutely, he sounded calm and smooth, and not like a man whose poll numbers had dropped.