He talks funny, isn't particularly intellectual or humorous, and he doesn't drink. The candidate I liked was John McCain. I liked his manly, inspirational rhetoric, and I think he'd be a cool guy to hang out with. See, I've always thought Bush was better on the issues. Admittedly, I despise his rhetoric.
Compassionate conservatism is a crock.
And I would like nothing better than to discover that the fringe Left is exactly right when they say it's a con. I think George W. Bush is the substance candidate. He is the issues candidate. Of course, he's more likable than Al Gore. To say George W. Bush is more likable than Al Gore is to say almost nothing at all.