U.S. President George W. Bush blinked

Oct. 1, 2004. 12:35 AM
It's not a win if it don't have spin
ANTONIA ZERBISIAS
Toronto Star
U.S. President George W. Bush blinked.
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It was the same panicky look he had while he sat in that other Florida classroom ... on Sept. 11, 2001.

Bush also rolled his eyes, smirked, wagged his finger, pursed his lips, lost his cool, interrupted his Democratic opponent John F. Kerry and was the first to break the rules in the 32-page "Memorandum of Understanding" governing last night's debate.

He fidgeted, he flailed, he flopped. But at least he didn't flip, steadfastly and resolutely staying stuck in his message groove: "The world is safer without Saddam Hussein weapons of mass destruction proliferation terrorist network hard work of leadership" stuff of the campaign stump.

The one expected word he avoid was nukular, er, nuclear....