MSNBC's First Read, which has seldom had a kind word for Kerry, dropped this in my InBox today:

Bush's puckered expressions of October 2004, as he alternated between looking annoyed, peeved, and intensely intent, probably were not as damaging as the Gore sighs of 2000. But they exacerbated an air of defensiveness to his responses, and reminded us of the fact that the President, beyond questions from reporters at his infrequent news conferences, has not been challenged on his positions directly and in person in three and a half years. [emphasis added]