9/12/2004 06:44:22 PM|||Nathan Moore|||

According to John F. Kerry, there was no "Bush bounce." There are only two kinds of people who live in their own world where reality is warped to a shade of their own choosing - those addicted to acid, and Democratic presidential candidates.

Let's focus on the latter. The former are losers by designation, but the latter must put forth extra effort to establish themselves as second rate.

The Kerry campaign has been floundering, and quite amusingly so, since the start of the Democratic convention early last month. The momentum shift actually first materialized as gains for the President at the conclusion of the DNC, on the heels of Kerry reporting for duty. The GOP convention added propellant to an already burning flame. Now this raises an interesting quandry for the Democratic challenger. When Time asked John Kerry about the "Bush bounce", which one were they referring to? The one after the DNC, or the one after the RNC? If John Kerry missed both bounces, a fair question is raised. Is he aware enough of his surroundings to be commander-in-chief? Or is the political fantasy in which he is the chief protagonist so all-consuming that he actually is oblivious to the regard (or disregard) with which the American electorate holds him?

I am the first to condemn poll-watching in terms of governance, but campaigns are something else entirely. To act as though an event did not occur, when it most certainly did, is not the right answer. He's either off-script, or needs to find new writers.

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