Sen. Kit Bond on MSNBC (cannot get Fox News in my hotel) made the best point and one that every news journalist should ask Nancy Pelosi about. “The CIA does not give briefings about techniques they DON’T use!”
The conclusion of President Reagan’s speech at Notre Dame in 1981:
“A few years ago, an Australian Prime Minister, John Gorton, said, ``I wonder if anybody ever thought what the situation for the comparatively small nations in the world would be if there were not in existence the United States, if there were not this giant country prepared to make so many sacrifices.’’ This is the noble and rich heritage rooted in great civil ideas of the West, and it is yours.
My hope today is that in the years to come — and come it shall — when it’s your time to explain to another generation the meaning of the past and thereby hold out to them their promise of the future, that you’ll recall the truths and traditions of which we’ve spoken. It is these truths and traditions that define our civilization and make up our national heritage. And now, they’re yours to protect and pass on.
I have one more hope for you: when you do speak to the next generation about these things, that you will always be able to speak of an America that is strong and free, to find in your hearts an unbounded pride in this much-loved country, this once and future land, this bright and hopeful nation whose generous spirit and great ideals the world still honors.
Congratulations, and God bless you. “
He loved this country so. The current guy doesn’t.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/05/023561.php