A New York Times editorial described Bush’s responses on Iraq and the economy to be “vague and sometimes nearly incoherent” and said that he issued a series of “rambling non-answers.” The Times points out that this may be part of a strategy. The editorial reads “The president and his advisers obviously still believe that the constant repetition of several simplistic points will hypnotize the American people into forgetting the original question.”

Finally the editorial points out Bush was concise on one matter, campaign fundraising. When asked how he could spend a record $170 million in the Republican campaign without any opponents, Bush simply said, “Just watch me.”