Another e-mail, sounds right: “Anyone who is as plugged as you guys with the single best conservative argument about every single issue can say, Bush should have X, Y or Z given opening A, B and C. But if you listened to what Bush actually said as opposed to what you think he should have said, you’ll see that Bush came out just fine. He was solid, gave some great answers, particularly about stem cells, abortion and in making difficult decisions displeasing to Europe. (With some clunkers about Dred Scott too). Kerry just sounded like a canned politician, and I think that came across.”