re: Not surprising.
Yes. He'll get a small bump. The real tests, however, lie ahead and the pressure will be on Mr. Bush to recover his composure. My bet is that he (Bush) will not and, in fact, will only perform worse. He can only say "we're turning the corner" so many times before it wears thin and wears out. Watching him fidget and grimace about as Kerry spoke, exposed his deep insecurity. His constant repetition of advertising rhetoric exposes his incomplete command of the facts.