[Lee'sGhost]

It's even worse because it's not just the middle that is stupid, it's the left as well. We are a minority that has to depend on stupid people in the middle who can't form their own opinions.

[GBA]

Reagan's genius was that he could make people feel what was right and their higher ideals and in a "By Gawd, I'm an American" sorta way. Most Americans like to feel like that. We don't do guilt and we like feeling like we're the best in the world and that we do good in the world. Unlike Carter, Reagan reminded us of that what was great about America was still true.

I think, given a chance, Dubya can do that very same thing. He's a plain spoken sorta guy and that's why the media can't understand him, nor his popular appeal.

I hope the author is right. Bush is not Reagan, but he does have a certain popular appeal and I'm hoping for the best in November.