Fair question---because oddly enough, Fox's panel was far less complimentary of Laura Bush than I expected, so I headed over to MSNBC to see if that was the unanimous opinion. And oddly enough, it wasn't! I thought I had my stations mixed up, in fact. Everyone, including Andrea Mitchell, was complimentary, though I knew that she was really looking for a way to slam the evening. And then Chris Matthews had Larry Gatlin on which was a treat.
And then Ron Reagan came on and ruined it.
I think another post I read summed it up nicely... conservatives look for substance and debate, so Laura Bush's speech didn't satisfy them--not enough substance. Liberals thrive on emotional response, and given the content of LB's speech, it made their hearts throb.
But that's semi-OT. The main point is, avoid MSNBC at all costs. At least 1/4 of their ratings come from conservatives who watch just to get angry at the hosts. There's always CNN for the liberal opinion disguised as news factor, but at least they do it somewhat professionally.