Even Bush's shoulders lie...

Watching video from the most recent debate, I was of course looking to see if Bush had the odd bump in his back that was so obvious in the first debate even TV news this weekend was
carrying it. No bump this time (Was that a transmitter in his pocket or was he just happy to see Kerry?).

What WAS odd was the appearance of massive shoulder pads. All suits have padded shoulders, but seeing him from the back, you could see how large these were--they were wide and also ran down down his side (to make his torso look wider and make the whole thing more proportional).

Bush looked puny next to Kerry in the first debate, so this time they padded him up (unless it's a new kind of bullet-proof shoulder protection :)

The Bush camp's excuse for the first debate's back-lump/transmitter? "It was a tailoring problem." Really? He uses the most expensive, exclusive master tailor in New York, Georges de Paris, (who has made suits for every president since Johnson). A quick gaggle of Googling reveals Mr. de Paris stating (well before this event) that he had a special affinity for Reagan and both Bush presidents, but he didn't care for Carter or Clinton. Doesn't sound partisan at all...

It's not credible that his highly paid, highly skilled tailor would install such big, obvious and poorly integrated shoulder pads. Then again, the campaign was so worried they got Mr. de Paris to say it was a bad seam. Yes, they got the French tailor to take the blame! Hardly good for his business don't you think? If he's going to admit he's that sloppy, then maybe he did install these bad shoulder pads.

But now we know, even Bush's shoulders lie!