Interesting point about Gore's speaking abilities. Gore is genuinely a smart guy with a lot on the ball, but he manages to come across as both condescending and detached. Making people feel inferior isn't good for getting votes.

I still don't think that Bush makes much of a speaker, though. I can't stand to hear him speak; it gives me the willies, and every time he ventures away from his speech-writers script he manages to stick his foot in his mouth. He IS learning not to ad lib, have you noticed?

I guess not every president can have the public speaking talents of Reagan. :)