Bookends: 9/11 and no-terror-since

Peggy Noonan analyzes Bush's strength with his base, and outside it. Part of it is his regular guy-ness. Part is his say-it-and-mean-it-ness. And part is Laura -- not a single misstep as First Lady (knock on wood).

But most importantly: the President came of age on 9/11 and we have had no terror attacks on American soil since (knock on wood). Read the whole thing.