Where things can get pretty igry ...Rick's Cafe Americain

As you can see, Kerry’s momentum from the debates has reversed, and Bush is trending back upwards.  The reason for this is obvious.  Kerry, while qualified to be president, is a terrible campaigner.  Bush, while a terrible president, is a brilliant campaigner.  Oh, and of course, Mary Cheney is a lesbian.

Seriously, though, one way to read the above chart is to note that Bush’s line rises every time the people are inundated with pro-Bush or anti-Kerry propaganda (association with the Sainted Father Reagan, the RNC, the Swift Boat ads), or when the country gets a chance to see him in an even moderately unscripted uncontrolled environment (debates); whereas Kerry’s line rises with anti-Bush propaganda (Fahrenheit 9/11) or when the country gets to see him in action, instead of in campaign mode.

The answer?  I propose that for the next two weeks the parties cease campaigning.  Kerry will go back to being a Senator, and Bush will go back to . . . um . . . Crawford, probably.  The two will be followed by camera crews 24-hours a day, so the American people can see them actually doing their jobs.  Hell, follow Kerry, don’t follow Kerry.  I’d wager 24 hours of Bush outside of his bubble would be enough to turn most voters into Kerry supporters in a second.