I dunno, OG -- my take is that he has had a lot of bull thrown at him and has handled it well; I don't think he is a fraction as phony as you think he is. But even more important I don't think he is anywhere near the liar that your beloved Pretender is. He has scarcely told a straight story since he bullied his way into the office. He has misled the congress and bullied the people and put on a completely dismal failure of management. The sooner he is ousted the better.

Kerry has spent a LOT more time in the wheels of government than Bush has and knows a lot more about the ropes. And he understands people a lot better.

I think you're backing the wrong horse. The Bush loonie-boy is simply a loser in many dimensions. Even if his machine manages to bully rag its way into the White house again he will still be a bully, a PR slime prone to mendacity, sub-literate and ill-equipped.

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