[The_Reader_David]

I came in in the middle, first on radio where it sounded like Kerry was 'winning', then on TV where I think W had a very slight edge.

I neither heard nor saw the particular exchange, but I'm not sure it was a mistake not to reply to a bald accusation of lying. Too many people regard defending oneself against accusations is 'defensiveness' which (thanks to the popularization of psychotheraputic culture) they regard as a bad thing.

[Gunder]

CNN doing some kind of focus group now.

FWIW.