James Wolcott blogs after the debate

[robbedvoter]

The notion that Bush is "likeable" has always been laughable. It takes a Washington pundit to be that dumb. He's an angry, spoiled, resentful little big man--I use "little big man" in the Reichian sense of a small personality who puffs himself up to look big through bluster and swagger but remains a scheming coward inside--and next to a genuinely big man like Kerry, shrunk before the camera's eyes.
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Frankly, I'm amazed by this reversal of fortune. Bush let Kerry get to him. I truly thought Bush would stick to the Reagan playbook and genially shrug off Kerry's criticisms with a grin and a quip, but he's a greater mass of insecurities and arrogant entitlements than even I imagined. I pity the fools who have to prep Bush for the next debate. Because they're sure going to have one pissy pupil on their hands.
http://www.jameswolcott.com/

[hadrons]

1. "It takes a Washington pundit to be that dumb. "

agreed; Chimpy's dim-witted supporters more relate to him than "like" him (despite what they say); angry, spoiled, resentful, little big man, bluster and swagger but remains a scheming coward inside, mass of insecurities, arrogant, pissy (using Walcott's words - BTW,Walcott's new book is great)

The only difference between the Chimpy and those who lick his butt is the amount of zeroes in their bank accounts

[Malva Zebrina]

2. It was an incredibly stupid thing to do

I don't know if it was natural- and am inclined to muse that something happened-something ticked him off and Karen went berserk--it has been reported that she was running around the spin room like a chicken without a head--maybe Bush was trying to break the rules--it would certainly be true to his MO -- maybe he wanted to bring his 3x5 index cards to the lecturn and was bullying Jim Leher -- in other words he was planning to cheat and could not get away with it. So, having nothing to refer to he was left to wing it -- that would explain the hostile looks, the scared look, the deer in the headlight and rapid blinking which were evident from the minute he got to the podium

[kskiska]

3. I've read where they've been prepping him for 6 months

and he's still not ready.

I remember reading about his Al Gore debate practice sessions. He had the attention span of a mayfly and just hated the process and hard work involved.

[Lady Effingbroke]

4. Every time I hear the words "hard work" and "*ush" mentioned together

I have to laugh. He wouldn't know hard work if it firmly clamped its jaws upon his royally pampered, overprivileged, spoiled, elitist ass!

[Malva Zebrina]

5. LOL--mayflies only live for twenty four hours.

Probably the limits of his attention span--after that he is done with it. That's it!--I learned it in twenty four hours, and it was hard work! Time for vacation.