[Carley]

Mondale must be wondering how such an idiot ever got to be president.

[Calvin Locke]

Mondale must be wondering ... why he didn't think of using a teleprompter instead of letting "who he really is" speak instead.

That is, "I'm going to tax your @sses off!", instead of "I'm going to tax corporations to death so that they have no choice but to pass along the tax increases to you in the form of higher prices for energy, food, clothing..."