It seems President Bill Clinton's awesome band of spinmeisters let at least one voter fall through the cracks.
There have been many letters from readers to American newspapers commenting on the historic visit to the mainland, but one citizen clearly was not impressed by the week-long barrage of television images of Mr Clinton wowing mainlanders on the street.
In a letter to The New York Post, the reader suggested the President extend his trip an extra day, so 'he can celebrate July 4th in the country where his loyalty really lies'.
That, of course, was never on the schedule. Mr Clinton left Hong Kong in time to catch the Independence Day fireworks back home.
He can expect, back in the land of the free, to bask for some time in the afterglow of his success in the land he would like to make free. Whether pressing the flesh at Shanghai's stock exchange, or talking to mainlanders on a radio talk-in show, Mr Clinton has clearly been in his element, revelling in the kind of personal politics he likes best.
Judging by the reaction of pundits and the media - which veered from sceptical when the trip began (notably after the dissident arrests in Xian) to mildly effusive in its praise of Mr Clinton's tough but polite diplomacy - the visit has won general support. But, despite the undoubted sweat that was put into the schedule, the visit was only the easy bit. What happens next on the long and winding road of Sino-US relations will be a more telling litmus test of success.