I really don't understand what you mean grav. What exactly did Bush do that made it seem like he was sabotaging himself? Both of them tripped up on osama/saddam's names.
It didn't look like he prepared at all. He basically kept walking right into holes for Kerry, even if Kerry wasn't good enough to bury him deeper. He just kept saying over and over, "How can someone who ____ be President?" And he even said something to the extent of: "I don't care about our troops, I just want to win in Iraq." He said that. He even said it's a good thing we have all these great people around, like the FBI director and such.. because fuck, he can't handle it..