I actually think Bush --despite some awkard pauses, looking worn out and bad posture-- did pretty good. In many ways, he exceeded my expectations. He didn't make any large mistakes,which the Kerry people thought was inevitable-- that's huge. Kerry was good and did look Presidential (even though he plainly is not). I was not at all surprised by Kerry's showing. The rules worked for him and that helped him be more articulate, but he was very within himself last night. In addition, much of the post-debate punditry is designed to get Kerry back in tghe race, because the pundits want...