I said “thank goodness.” What more do you want?
I do think his association with the Bushes hurt him. I do think he was far more conservative.
Go to this thread where the topic of Portman was also addressed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3072023/posts?page=11#11
LOL! I didn’t understand the blanket coverage of the thank goodness.