I would have preferred that the President made these points during the debates. However, there is nothing preventing him, the Vice president, and others, from making them now, and again and again, until the election. Another way to look at it is that the President is being criticized not for what he said, but for what he didn't say. Kerry, on the other hand, will be criticized for what he DID say. He has finally spoken and his words will take him down. Do not depair; do not lose faith.
Side bar...did asnyone else hear Kerry say we need to flatten Fallujah?