Mr. Kerry, totally prepared for this witticism, will reply by saying, “I've got your beef right here”, to which Mr. Bush will reply, “Beef this.”

After Mr. Bush goes on to extol the legacy of Ronald Reagan, Mr. Kerry will respond, “I served in the Senate under Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was an enemy of mine. President Bush, you're no Ronald Reagan.”
Jonah Traylor, the Washington correspondent for the Toledo Blade, said that having a written transcript of the debate a day in advance means that he can skip the event altogether: “I might TiVo it, but probably not.”

Elsewhere, after an earthquake in central California failed to cause any serious damage, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called the 5.9 tembler “a girlie quake.”

Andy Borowitz

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