Since Bush seemed pissed off this time around

[GRLMGC]

do you think he'll try to be extra amiable the second time around? If so, wouldn't he come off "Gore" like in his dramatic change of attitude? The media pounced on it with Gore but I don't think they'd attack Bush for it. I wonder if average viewers will catch the difference themselves.

[AwakeAtLast]

1. It would be a true "flip-flop"

There is no way to recover from it. He is really toast.

[cheshire]

2. Anything he does now will be suspicious. Cry me a f**king river.

[ClintonTyree]

3. He most certainly will................

Rove is like one of those Mother's who forces their young daughter to participate in Beauty Pageants. "You get back out there and do it RIGHT this time"........I can hear it now.
And the media will have NO choice but to report on it. Bush is in a bit of a jam here.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. He'd have to be heavily medicated.

We saw the real B*sh last night. He's an arrogant, undisciplined prick who isn't capable of controlling his anger if Kerry pushes his buttons again -- unless, of course, he's all gorked out on Zoloft. And in that case he'd be less peevish but even more incoherent and muddled. So he's screwed either way. Ha!

[Kierkegaard]

5. He'll have to make an attempt to keep himself composed

if he hopes to have any chance in the next two debates. He won't be able to do a 180 without being obvious, the media smells blood already. He'll have to be aggressive, but under control.

I don't believe for a minute he is capable of that level of refinement. He is either a smoldering asshole or a disingenuous patronizer. He has no middle ground.