Mark Steyn takes their measure, in The Spectator (UK):

I’m often accused of being a Bush cheerleader, which I’m not. I’m unhappy with much of his domestic agenda, I’m concerned that things aren’t moving fast enough overseas, and even in those areas where I’m in full agreement I get a little irritated at the White House’s lethargic attitude to publicising its successes. But you don’t have to like Bush to figure out by this stage that if it’s a choice between the President or his detractors, bet on the President. At a certain level, a commentator has to recognise reality, and the reality is that Bush is like the monster in an old creature feature: there might well be a silver bullet that will take him out for good but, unless you’ve got one, standing there and just pumping round after round into him will prove completely ineffectual. The Bushmonster will just swat you aside like a fly and stagger on to terrorise the townsfolk yet again.