Bush, Iraq in the spotlight for second debate - AFP

[Career Prole]

The Republican goes into the "town hall" encounter Friday in the midwestern city of St. Louis, Missouri struggling to regain his footing after a poor showing in last week's debate and a string of bad news on his Iraq policies.

With most polls showed Kerry pulling even in the race, Bush was on the defensive over a new official report that put a final nail in his argument that he had to invade Iraq to rid Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) of weapons of mass destruction.

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It could be the president's last chance to score head-to-head points against Kerry on security, considered Bush's strong point. The third and final debate next Wednesday in the western state of Arizona will focus on domestic issues.

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Polls show him narrowing Bush's lead on who could do a better job of dealing with Iraq and terrorism. The Democrat sought to neutralize those issues and focus on the economy and health care, where the president is much more vulnerable.
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Harshly critical of boosh. Rate it a '5'...it appears to be being freeped.

[Skittles]

1. Security is Bush's "strong point"

what a f***ing joke

[Kolesar]

3. welcome to Parallel Earth, where failure is success ... eom

[Carla in Ca]

13. Really...where did that come from anyway?

I don't get it. Never have, never will.

[Barrett808]

2. Rated: 2.83 with 75 votes n/t

[Steelangel]

4. Voted, **3.14, 90 votes**

neocons obviously cannot handle the harsh facts.

[krkaufman]

5. Please, dog, let B* choke again -- and in Missouri, no less.

Hope B* chokes again. It might even be enough to swing Missouri.

[LibertyorDeath]

6. Done

[Kikosexy2]

7. You think..

Chimpy will get softball questions and Kerry will get hard ones?

[Career Prole]

8. "Its current average rating is 3.69 with 131 vote(s)."

It's getting there! One of the many stories of the chimp's larest woes, but this one tags him a pretty good lick.

:kick:

[fsbooks]

9. 4.00 w/ 244 votes n/t

[Beetwasher]

10. Bush Will Be Under a MICROSCOPE and Desparately Needs a KNOCKOUT

Anything less than a knockout is a win for Kerry...

[Rose Siding]

11. This is exactly how the critics said Kerry needed to do it

...turn the focus to Bush and his record- It's what they all said after the VP debate.

One faux Major Policy Speech and a damning report later, and Wala!

[Hobarticus]

12. Spotlight? Methinks frying pan....

Soon into the fire.

If all he's got are 'zingers', he's dead meat. His zingers sure got him far in the first debate.