I heard this joke about the Bush and Gore debate on a nationally syndicated
radio show as follows:

How would you describe the two participants?
"Well," the announcer says, "one looked like a confident guy who knew the
issues and the other had the facial expression of a squirrel caught between
the glare of a car's headlights."

I guess that sums up the debate. But, on a more serious note, I believe that
George "Doubleya" Bush might pip Al Gore at the finish line.  Americans on
the whole seem to be fed up with the usual same old DC politicians (Gore)
that talk about the budget, numbers, deficits, environment blah, blah.  To be
honest, most of them don't even have a clue about those numbers and politics.
The fact that Gore lies so much does not help his case either. He seems to
have been adversely affected in this regard.

All America wants is a simple down-to-earth, honest and uncomplicated man for
president.  George "DoubleYa" seems to fit that bill perfectly.  In fact, in
a poll right after the last debate, Gore held a slight margin on overall
performance.  But when asked who they would rather have a beer with, Bush was
by far the more likeable guy.

The statistics still show that Bush holds a slight edge and sadly in the end
Gore's lack of charisma might come to bite him in the proverbial butt.

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