Rewinding for a second (I think Rich just walked by with some Starbucks that perked me up): Bad pockets now and again aside with even the best of pols (R.R.)….JPod, it’s not quite “preposterous” to say Bush is not a conservative. (For Beltway types: Imagine him at a Weyrich meeting!) Conservatives have a lot to be grateful for in him. People who have uttered “Hell, Kerry should have just won” in recent weeks are being preposterous. But to look at a Mike Pence and think, “now there’s a conservative!”–I

understand that, even still being a conservative who appreciates Bush, despite some big disappointments (see Ramesh’s NYTimes piece from the weekend).