[afraidfortherepublic]

This was a wonderful speech, but it is even better when Peggy explains the subtleties.

[okimhere]

Pokey, I always search for Peggy's columns, so thanks for posting this.

Thanks a mil for the ping, John.

it is even better when Peggy explains the subtleties

Perfectly said, 'fraid. She's been a speech writer for President(s) and she knows the subtleties well.

And to Jesse - pffffft! until you can come aboard with something positive and/or constructive

[edwin hubble]

Thanks for a Great Post.

I think Peggy Noonan may be the most clear and powerful writer in the business.

The excerpt below shows this U.S. - European history with a great anecdote about American soldiers who gave their lives to save Europe: (The Times (London) 2/19/02 Irwin Stelzer)

"America’s special relationship with Britain is often contrasted with its ambiguous relationship with France. The story making the rounds is a reminder of Lyndon Johnson’s response to then-President Charles de Gaulle’s demand that America remove its soldiers from French soil."
"At Johnson’s instruction, his Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, inquired whether the demand applied to those buried in military cemeteries in France. Michael Barone, one of Washington’s leading pundits, says that Rusk once told this story to a young Donald Rumsfeld. No one doubts that the Defense Secretary remembers it."

[jackbill]

I'll betcha that President Bush won't take a walk on the beach at Normandy and just happen to find enough stones - and enough cameramen - to craft a cross and have it recorded for posterity.