The Smartest Thing He Did . .

. . was his move against "partial-birth abortions" (really the barbaric murder of a fully-formed child), and his stance against "gay marriage" (as if there could be or should be any such thing). This got the "hidden evangelicals" out in force and won the election for him. Iraq and the economy, as issues, cancelled each other out. His ability to reshape the country with Supreme Court appointments ruled at the box.