PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS HAVE PITIFUL POSTURE

PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS HAVE PITIFUL POSTURE

PALO ALTO, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- George W. Bush won't be standing tall once he hears this: An expert says he has pitiful posture. Body movement expert Jean Couch says all of the presidential candidates have horrible posture, but Bush's stature is so curved he looks like a question mark when viewed from the side. She predicts "Dubya" will just get more curvy as he ages because his posture is putting pressure on every disk and throwing his vertebrae out of whack. Al Gore isn't much better. Couch says he leans back too much and probably suffers upper and middle back pain. The expert also pans Ralph Nader's posture and says he's so hunched over that he's developed a bump on his back. Finally, Couch says Pat Buchanan is ripe for arthritis because he stands with his legs slanted back and his belly pushed forward, which throws his joints out of whack.