Let me clarify. When you tell your average Joe that CFR is an assault on the 1st amendment, they will look at you and say, I don't buy political ads, doesn't matter to me(money out of politics, yada, yada, yada).
Now if Bush had vetoed it, opponents could say, he is helping big money interests, yada, yada, yada.
What I was saying and you misunderstood apparently is that to the average Joe, CFR was not an assault on the 1st amendment and would dismiss this as threat to the constitution or their daily lives.
I understood quite well what you were saying. CFR is either a non-issue or a huge political concern, depending upon what you happen to be arguing at the time.
Kind of like those third-party voters. I'm still trying to figure out whether they'll cost Bush the election or are totally irrelevant and should just go away.