Team Bush sweats "the president's scowling demeanor in the first debate"

The Bush camp hoped the last debate would erase any lingering negative impressions left by the president's scowling demeanor in the first. He tempered that image in the second, still testy confrontation.

Kerry had to make sure voters would feel safe turning the White House over to him.

The debate gave the candidates a final, nationwide chance to reach out to undecided voters in the battleground states and to encourage their strongest supporters to turn out in large numbers.

Kerry's campaign rolled out new television ads accusing Bush of distorting the Democrat's health care plan and criticizing the president for rising costs. Kerry also said the treasury secretary delivered an "outrageous slap in the face to America's middle class" when he said it was a myth that there had been economic failures on Bush's watch.

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BELOW: U.S. Treasury Secretary John "It's A Myth" Snow

I wouldn't trust this face if my life depended on it!

Wish I could find a downloadable photo...

I've also always thought Rumsfeld, when he smiles, looks like Lon Chaney's Phantom being unmasked...