>>Just fine? Reagan was exceptional at getting his message out. You think what he accomplished was common somehow?<<
You missed my point entirely. The poster had implied that Bush couldn't get his message out because of a hostile press. I said that Reagan managed to get his message out just fine.
By "just fine" I did not mean "just fine and nothing more." I meant that he did a very effective job as a communicator. That he got his message out just fine, that he was not hampered, that his communication skills were there.
I did not realize that "just fine" was such an obscure term. Don't they ever use that term where you live?
Sure. The Ferrari I drive is just fine. How about yours?
Is your memory really that bad?