It's a mess. The distinctions are muddied and get sillier and sillier.

All of this didn't prove anything. It didn't get anywhere. It just created a mess. It muddied names and created an unnecessary mess.

His reputation is one of an extremely smart, hard-line conservative. Even those on the left, who disagree with his politics, really agree that he is very, very smart.

He's a straight shooter, someone who is very smart, who doesn't oversell his case.

It was good to see. He might have muddied the picture a little bit.

There is nothing sillier than a silly laugh