Check out BusinessWeek: See Bush Debate. See Him Squirm.When Kerry, methodically making his case like the prosecutor he once was, said, "This President has made a colossal error of judgment" by invading Iraq, Bush looked like a 1960s teenager called on the carpet for cracking up the family Oldsmobile. At that moment, it was hard not to get the impression that young George wanted to be anyplace but where he found himself.
SPUTTERING SCREWUP. The poignancy of a man ill-prepared for and overwhelmed by his job was never more apparent than when Bush said, "I never wanted to commit troops. When we were debating in 2000, I never dreamed I'd have to do that."
The message that Kerry hammered home was that, in fact, Bush did not have to "do that," did not have to send our soldiers -- at least not to Iraq.
But Bush, the onetime black sheep of his family, wanted to wipe away the "wimp factor" stain that his old man had left on the Bush clan. And so he rebelled against the family mantra of prudence in all things. Last night, he looked for all the world like a sputtering screwup -- again.
I thought for sure that the village idiot was going to attack Kerry, several times. But, Rove kept him calm with that earpiece...."calm down Georgie!!" Oh...at 40 minutes and 30 seconds you can see Bushit tell Lehrer to let him finish (when he still had 30 seconds of time left).
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Check out BusinessWeek: See Bush Debate. See Him Squirm.When Kerry, methodically making his case like the prosecutor he once was, said, "This President has made a colossal error of judgment" by invading Iraq, Bush looked like a 1960s teenager called on the carpet for cracking up the family Oldsmobile. At that moment, it was hard not to get the impression that young George wanted to be anyplace but where he found himself.
SPUTTERING SCREWUP. The poignancy of a man ill-prepared for and overwhelmed by his job was never more apparent than when Bush said, "I never wanted to commit troops. When we were debating in 2000, I never dreamed I'd have to do that."
The message that Kerry hammered home was that, in fact, Bush did not have to "do that," did not have to send our soldiers -- at least not to Iraq.
But Bush, the onetime black sheep of his family, wanted to wipe away the "wimp factor" stain that his old man had left on the Bush clan. And so he rebelled against the family mantra of prudence in all things. Last night, he looked for all the world like a sputtering screwup -- again.
You forgot Poland!
Wonder what would happen if you put G.W. in front of a mirror?
Oh, this partisan banter is sinking to new lows, I tell you.
More links!
George W. Bush, Keeping American Scared [Quicktime video]
Hey Chuck, that video is awesome. Do you know who made it?
Joi Ito is mirroring the movie and links to this blog as the source, as far as I can tell.
Whoa, the gap has closed. Be sure to take the Newsweek survey. Kerry is whipping Bush, for what it's worth (not a whole lot).
I thought for sure that the village idiot was going to attack Kerry, several times. But, Rove kept him calm with that earpiece...."calm down Georgie!!"
Oh...at 40 minutes and 30 seconds you can see Bushit tell Lehrer to let him finish (when he still had 30 seconds of time left).
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