Rich Galen, a Republican political consultant, said Mr. Bush had shown an ability since Sept. 11 to connect with the American people on an emotional level and mourn with them but still to carry out and explain a determined foreign policy.

"When he does these things, he clearly feels so deeply that people are comforted by the fact that he wears his emotions on his sleeve," Mr. Galen said.

--Richard W. Stevenson, "Bush Leads Nation's Grieving," New York Times, 2/2/03

OK, let's see if I have this straight:

"I feel your pain" -- bad.

"You feel his pain" -- good.