[mombonn]

. He needs to show some emotion and stop reading off the teleprompters and looking shell shocked.

In other words, you'd like him to take a few acting lessons from Harry and Linda-Bloodworth Thomassen. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman . . ."

sheesh

[walruseyes]

Come on, remember President Reagan giving the Challenger speech! Everyone knew a speechwriter wrote it, but he felt it. You could hear it in his voice and see it in his body language. He connected and President Bush just doesn't. I'm not suggesting he be insincere and I know he isn't a great orator, but acting stiff and uncomfortable makes him look weak. You can be strong and still acknowledge your horror and hurt. He needs to make people believe he's engaged.