Thursday, September 30, 2004

I heard on the radio on my drive home that President Bush took a nap this afternoon - part of his debate prep. (Later I heard that Senator Kerry got a manicure today. Compare and contrast.)

It’s long been known that the President isn’t a night owl. As a morning person, I can relate. My brain stops functioning well at about 4pm. After 8pm, I’m a mental veggie - it’s why I watch so much TV. And my bedtime is 10pm. But my prime is the morning - I get more accomplished before 10am than many others. From what I hear, President Bush is much the same.

So part of his debate prep this week has been for him to be kept awake later at night and they rewarded him with a nap today. Here’s hoping his usual night-driven malapropisms don’t make an appearance in tonight’s debate. I’m thinking he’ll do OK since he got that nice power nap - that’s good strategery.