No, when he came out of nowhere and beat Ann Richards I started paying close attention to him and researching his place in the Bush "dynasty". I also had the advantage of watching him closely for 6 years a Governor. He is a shrewd business man and approaches government differently than a politician. His best skill is the ability to do cost benefit analysis before taking action. The best example was his quote about the war in which he said "I am not shooting a 3 million dollar missile into an empty tent". That is the way he conducts himself, he did it in Texas and I am not surprised he is doing it now.