Comments on the debate

A couple of comments on the debate from last Thursday. Obviously, Bush had his ass handed to him by Kerry, so I won't go through the whole transcript, but a few things did stand out.

Bush: Of course we're after Saddam Hussein -- I mean bin Laden.

Oops!

Bush: The killer -- the mastermind of the September 11th attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, is in prison.

But I thought Osama bin Laden was the mastermind behind 9/11. This is just a poor attempt at distracting the American people from the fact that Bush hasn't caught bin Laden, whom he swore to catch "dead or alive".

Bush: He (Allawi) believes, like I believe, that the Iraqis are ready to fight for their own freedom.

Ready? Hell, they already are fighting for their freedom. Who does Bush think is shooting at American troops? It's Iraqis, fighting for their freedom!

Bush: You know, it's hard work to try to love her as best as I can, knowing full well that the decision I made caused her loved one to be in harm's way.

No, Mr. Bush, the decision you made killed that man. The decision didn't cause him to be in harm's way, it killed him.

Coming a little more than half way through the debate, here's what I see to be the knockout blow delivered by Kerry...

LEHRER: Mr. President, new question. Two minutes. Does the Iraq experience make it more likely or less likely that you would take the United States into another preemptive military action?

BUSH: I would hope I never have to. I understand how hard it is to commit troops. Never wanted to commit troops. When I was running -- when we had the debate in 2000, never dreamt I'd be doing that.

But the enemy attacked us, Jim, and I have a solemn duty to protect the American people, to do everything I can to protect us.

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KERRY: Jim, the president just said something extraordinarily revealing and frankly very important in this debate. In answer to your question about Iraq and sending people into Iraq, he just said, "The enemy attacked us."

Saddam Hussein didn't attack us. Osama bin Laden attacked us. al Qaeda attacked us.

Ka-blamo!

BUSH: First of all, of course I know Osama bin Laden attacked us. I know that.

Uhh, uh-duh, well, gee, uhh. Nice try dipshit! But wait, I thought you said you had caught the mastermind of the September 11th attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Oh, and by the way, that numb feeling on your derriere? That's the feeling of Kerry wiping the floor with your ass!