If you like reality let me give you a ~slap~ to bring you back to it.
Bush did great. Lehrer asked last question about Russia and if President misjudged him. Bush handled it ably.
Ha! Kerry takes opportunity to throw everything but the kitchen sink in "Mission Accomplished" and so on. Lehrer tries to get Bush to say he's irked. Dubya says he's a calm guy and doesn't take it personally.
Kerry says IT WAS A THREAT. It's how you handle it.
Bush wins.
Freddie Barnes on FOX: Sen. Kerry did a lot better than I expected. Pres. Bush was very repetitive... "people are working HARD... it's TOUGH." Said MOO-lahs, instead of mullahs...
Report from husband and daughter: Bush won. Both thought Kerry did well, but daughter said he started to go a little crazy toward the end. She explained she meant he was getting nastier.
Brokaw getting testy with Giuliani on NBC as he, Brokaw, tries to tell him that Musharaf said something or other.
Giuliani answered and goes on to point out Kerry's changing positions. He says President Bush talked to the American people, Kerry lectured them.
Brokaw ends with "We invited VP Cheney and he declined". Oh, really, Tom?