^Ahhh, you kidder--thought you fell asleep at the keyboard! LOL
I think that you're right on, Rick!
The president was more natural & appeared better informed. In fact, I think that he surprised Kerry once or twice & flustered him a bit.
BTW, when are they going to select moderators who actually listen & can keep a better track of the topic at hand? Charlie & the black woman before him were marginal at best. I especially enjoyed Charlie when he incorrectly repeated several times,"It's a matter of IF not WHEN the terrorists srike again...", when he meant,"WHEN not IF".
OK, so who cares- right? LOL