How many times

[Doohickie]

did Bush just "zone out" for several seconds? I saw him do it at least two or three times. He stopped in mid-sentence and just stared at the camera for what seemed like an eternity. I actually felt bad for the guy (well, almost).

[July]

1. Waiting for the earpiece feed? nt

[Doohickie]

4. I was thinking that, but he seemed even more distracted than

someone who was listening to someone else. He just seemed, well, lost in space.

[camby]

7. You're right - I was thinking his attention was wandering

and he was having a hard time framing a response. But fortunately he had a ready supply of well-worn catch phrases to fall back on.

[camby]

5. eggzackly!!! Just like those halcyon days at Yale

[TexasSissy]

12. I hadn't thought of that. Maybe that was it.

[billkurtmeyer]

2. Can you say earpiece!

[Julien Sorel]

3. I'm beginning to think that

this talk of pre-senile dementia might have some validity to it. Something is clearly wrong with him.

[Doohickie]

6. Just wait until he comes up with the Stockdale line:

Who am I? Why am I here?

Only with Bush it won't be a rhetorical question.

[Frances]

8. My husband is a strong Kerry supporter, but

he said he felt sorry for Bush

Bush did do OK on a couple of questions, and I suppose that anyone who sees just a clip or two of the debate will not realize just how much Kerry dominated the debate in every way.

[John_H]

9. Maybe somebody hacked his earpiece frequency and blasted

AC/DC or something.

[Doohickie]

10. Now that would be cool....!

[Doohickie]

11. Or better yet,

Jackson Browne's "Cocaine..... Runnin' all 'round my brain"!

Hehehe!