Well, the Republicans ran out softball Bush for the last 2 elections and won... Bush should be happy that the Democrats managed to put out 2 of the most unlikable, officious, and incompetent cream puffs against him.
McCain struggles with the teleprompter... Obama is great at repeating scripted prepared speeches, but he's not so hot thinking on his feet. He stuttered quite a bit and began to equivocate when presented with the Farrakhan issue. A few years ago, in the Illinois debates, Alan Keyes definitely beat him on style (kind of fun to watch)... Hopefully the illogical Messiah appeal of Obama will diffuse over time.