Rove should never let Bush suffer through another debate with Kerry.

[phirili]

Bush has clearly become delusional with the tremendous power he has wielded as President. Also his deteriorating neurological condition, facial ticks and constant impatience does not allow him to compose himself when under pressure.

Kerry’s mental agility and classical debating style will only torment Bush and will lead to more public humiliation of a sitting President and/or a complete mental breakdown.

Rove should issue a major terra alert that will make the debates impossible to conduct or simply withdraw Bush from the other debates.

Putting dry Bush against the fire of Kerry makes absolutely no sense.

[captainjack]

1. dear god, please don't let kerry get on any small planes

or stand in really tall buildings, because we all know what cheney/rummy can do when they get mean and nasty.

[indef]

2. anyone got odds

For the terror alert to go red for the first time before the next two debates?

[oregon_dem1]

3. Huh?

"Kerry’s mental agility and classical debating style will only torment Bush and will lead to more public humiliation of a sitting President and/or a complete mental breakdown."

And why is this a problem??

Besides, * is in a lose/lose situation with the debates. We know it, he knows it, the whole country knows it. Chances are he will perform similiarly if he shows up which doesn't help, and if he stays home, he's admiting how poorly he performed. He's basically screwed.

[cali]

4. Let's not get overly confident yet

bush has a weirdly high teflon quotient. I know that to all of us, the boy emperor was shockingly and repulsively naked on thursday night. Kerry needs to make sure that everybody sees this in the next two debates.

[oregon_dem1]

6. I know, I know

* and Co. are prone to cheating and all...

[clydefrand]

5. I WANT BUSH TO SUFFER...EVEN BLEED

He deserves to do both after what he's done to this country and the deaths and injuries he is reponsible for. And how will the Bush faithful respond if he's too chicken to debate? And what will the DEMS call him if he refuses? I think he's in a no win situation. I say let him suffer...really bad.

[oscar111]

7. Why is it a problem for bush to breakdown?

Best if he limps to nov 2 just barely above getting dumped by repubs.

Can they dump the moron? I suppose so, and put sec. defense as the top of the ticket. I hope they dont do that. Let Moron limp on and lose.

Clyde above, is correct. 84 thousand homeless die each year from disease, cold, heat. That is totally a reagan product, kept going by bush one and two, and Clinton not being able to get things thru a repub congress.

Republicans are to blame for 84 000 deaths/year. homeless die at three times the normal rate.. one million are there any one night, three million flux in and out over the course of a year.

Four $billion/yr could end all that death.

How much was each repub tax cut, beginning with reagan the horrible?

I wager they summed way over four billion.
PS $12 billion would end all hunger... 12 million report hunger.

[phirili]

8. Just thinking that Bush is toast and Rove will likely try some other ploy.

[Nimrod]

9. I give 50/50 of * showing up for #2

I'm assuming one of two things will come to pass.

'A', there will be an excuse made to get * out of the other two debates. I'm sure it'll be a good excuse - maybe they'll spring the October Surprise a few days early for example. Blow something up that nobody important is occupying and put us into another state of crisis.

'B' (and something I'm sure that is going on anyway). The GOP is sending every media outlet they can find some pre-made reports on debate #2 screaming "BUSH BLOWS KERRY OUT OF THE WATER" with subtle little reminders of what will happen if they start thinking they're real news again.

If * DOES show up for #2, expect him to be one nasty b*tch. If he talks for 45 minutes, 44 of them will be spent accusing Kerry of eating babies with 1 minute spent on his own stance.

[canuckybee]

10. Bush is already talking about canceling #2

something about the way the questions are going to be asked.....they have said they might back out. Personally I think backing out will hurt him just as mich.

[Kahuna]

11. Bush will be over medicated for the next debate. And will therefore

screw up again. It will be so obvious to viewers that *'s behavior is so different than in the first debate, viewers will have no choice than to conclude that bush is on meds.