<p>I take issue with your assumption that I am just listening to the hype, and that I am willing to tar all Republicans with the same brush. </p>
<p>I listened to George Bush for a long time, as we all did; I listened to him fumbling for words, unable to structure a sentence, unable EVER to present a coherent set of thoughts - he never surprised me by seeming suddenly insightful, by being able to answer a question well or eloquently. It was clear that his minders were never going to let him loose on unscripted or unscheduled sessions, and clear too that he just wasn’t up to it. So yes, however he got into Yale, I would imagine it wasn’t because of his surpassing intellect. This man was your president. Weren’t you embarrassed?</p>
<p>And intellect is not divided along the left and the right. William Bennett, for instance. He’s a smart one. McCain was good, I thought, and decent too. But not George W.</p>