It sure is hard to believe the person delivering that speech with such fire-and-brimstone zeal is the same guy who all this week has looked like a depressed old loser with a foggy mind. What do they do? Wind him up? Give him some sort of rejuvenating drug that allows him to all of a sudden feel strong and speak clearly again.

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The speech which pretty much glorified every war we have been in, and managed to put a spin on those that might be considered less than perfect victories, was a classic---rouse the people to feel both proud and certain about the war they are sacrificing for. As the audience of veteran's applauded loudly and often, Bush somehow regained his old swagger, the old sock-it-to-the-evil-doers personality of yesterday.

I suspect someday our grandchildren will know what was really up with this President (if they still have a right to know). There is definitely something odd about his personality changes. You never know which Bush will show up when he's in front of the cameras--weak, broken, fuzzy minded George, or confident, energized belligerent George. I guess people could assume the difference is when he reads from a script, but that can't explain the totally different way the man has of standing, looking, and reacting when he ad libs. Ir's like he has a stand-in sometimes. The difference is so pronounced.

The speech itself made little sense to me. It was a biased glorification of all wars and how much good they have brought. No mention of course of the blunders, lies, and graves. Whoever wrote the speech used words that felt yummy to Bush. Every few minutes he'd get this smug, happy look on his face as if to say, "Damn, that was a good line! That oughta get them on my side." Then he'd pause for the applause, rock back on his heels and give a radiant triumphant smile.

I really want to know what that man is on...