Like President Reagan before him, he keeps his eye on the main issues, and delegates minor dependant ones. Like Mr. Reagan's secretary of state, George Schultz, he is looking ahead about five years, and to what may be practically achievable on such a reasonably ambitious time scale. Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice are also five-year people: a much longer period and you are no longer engaging with reality, a much shorter and you are being controlled by events.
Few of their critics see beyond the moment, which is all very well if you have no responsibilities.
Just say "NO!" to Freepers who put their pride before the country and stay home or vote third party this election day.