31.   Even when polls are sagging and problems are multiplying, being president has some virtues.

32.   George Washington had virtues.

33.   He has virtues of his own.

34.   He has the virtue of believing it when he does it.

35.   His design has the virtue of simplicity.

36.   If the U.S. strategy has had many virtues, however, it has also had flaws.

37.   In any event, while this is Auster in a minor key, it does have its virtues.

38.   It also had the virtue of being something no full-witted Republican could ever disagree with.

39.   It also has the virtue of being accurate.

40.   It does have the virtues of intelligibility and audibility.