Tonight's Debate

President Bush has a chance to really help himself in tonight's debate. My sense is that the American people will reelect Bush for four more years if they are convinced of two things: (1) John Kerry is a Left-wing US Senator from Massachusetts who will raise taxes and will not wage a vigorous war on terror. (2) President Bush is a determined leader who sees the cold hard facts and responds decisively to them. At this point a near majority of Americans already believe this. But if Bush does well tonight he will persuade a sizable number of undecided voters to vote for him and energize those who already support him. I hope President Bush can present himself as an optimistic and genial person while still laying numerous heavy blows against John Kerry's Left-wing biography.