[lesser_satan]

The thing to consider is how likable these flaming libs found him, even when they know nothing of his intellectual pedigree. I read the Sullivan article you speak of earlier, and it seemed to me like Sullivan didn’t know quite what to make of Fred, like he wanted to like him but couldn’t because Fred’s not a lib.

[nathanbedford]

I agree that he will compare favorably to The Shrieking Bitch in the amiability department. One observer has said that presidential elections are ultimately decided by the public deciding whether they can tolerate a given candidate being in their living room every night on TV.

Nevertheless, my admonition about setting the agenda stands because we are in such deep trouble this cycle.