E-mailer 2 there responds to #1: “Oh, I agree, Bush sounds like a hapless idiot; no one would claim he’s a smooth talker. But that’s hardly the point. It’s what he was saying that was surprising. It struck me as much more direct and un-nuanced than we’ve seen in quite a while. I guess I’ll have to wait to see the transcript to see whether I misjudged or whether the resolve was as apparent as it appeared when listened to live.”