Peggy Noonan's worst moment was in response to Bush's SOTU, when he spoke about using Democracy as a wedge to try to break down the Muslim terror base. It may or may not work, but it was a worthy policy.
She was widely criticized for her comments on Harriet Miers. But about that, she was right. That nomination was disastrous.
And she is right about this speech, too. Too little, too late. Bush needed to repair relations with his base, and he failed to do it. He needed to lead the country on the immigration crisis, and he failed to do it, or even to explain what the crisis is about.
Bush has an absolute blind spot on the problem of illegal immigration, and it shows once again. Those who support Bush, or who have supported him, among whom I would count myself, should be very worried about this. Bush is not just disappointing his base, he is damaging himself and his party. He still just doesn't get it.
I think her worst moment was her article about the Reagan funeral where she trashed some of the former colleagues who were presidential speech writers.
I have to agree with you. Not just this Bush, but Jeb also. Remember, he recently stated illegals should be given in-state tuition. I may have to don a flame-prevention suit, but I am beginning to believe the entire Bush clan does have a disconnect with their base.