That's how I perceive him.
From Mike Allen's pool report on the president's debate walk-through this afternoon: "The event was labeled 'Closed Press' but the Good Lord gave your pooler occasional X-ray vision and it can be reported that the President, wearing a blazer and blue shirt but no tie, stood in a relaxed manner behind the podium as various aides buzzed in clumps nearby, with Eric Draper recording the scene down front. The President at one point gestured animatedly, as if delivering a series of well-honed and forceful lines."I get the sense W is chomping at the bit to finally get face-to-face at Kerry.