One of my professors (a Democrat, and himself one of the smartest people I know) told me that, pre-presidency, he once spoke with Bush 43 for ~15 minutes, and c

One of my professors (a Democrat, and himself one of the smartest people I know) told me that, pre-presidency, he once spoke with Bush 43 for ~15 minutes, and came away extremely impressed with how intelligent and well-read Bush was. I think any of us would look pretty dumb if people obsessively transcribed every time we ever misspoke.