Bounce Part 2

Brevity is the soul of wit, so I'll be brief: Bush got a bounce.
A small bounce, nonetheless, but he got it, and Kerry didn't, so it makes one wonder. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted from September 3-5 found that Bush had gained a 2 point bounce - but with a Margin of Error of 3.5, this may not mean so much.

The more signifigant fact, I think, is that Kerry's numbers decreased a bit during the RNC. A Bush bounce will likely all but dissapear in the coming
weeks, as almost all bounces historically have (and Bush's is smaller than most). But a slip for Kerry could have more damaging implications for his campaign.

Some Democratic pundits are saying that Kerry should use this as an opportunity to take the same aggressive tack that many Republicans took during the convention, but I've got a better
idea. Since they've been complaining that he's been spending too much time windsurfing, he should make a real go of it.

After all the broohaha about the candidates' wartime service, I think one thing is coming out that we didn't know about America: no body really cares so much about service. We like our leader's to have served in the
army, sure, but if we've learned anything from Bush - and Clinton too - actual combat experience isn't such a big deal anymore.

But what is a big deal? EXTREME SPORTS! And if Kerry could improve his windsurfing - well, I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying. I forsee a future in which each candidate takes up increasingly dangerous extreme sports in order to cull the favor of the populace. Windsurfing now, Paintball next - perhaps the 2008 will be decided by competitive base jumping? Wait and see, I tell you. Wait and see.