That woud have been Bush's second inagural address in which he declared that America would be the patrons of independence and freedom everywhere (a message to any Iranian resistance).
Peggy said there were way too many mentions of God in that speech, yet she drags God into every single one of her columns, often in bewildering ways.
I just can't get past the suspicion that Peggy has had the long knives out for Bush ever since David Frum was fired, and her phone didn't ring.
My husband shares your exact suspicion.
Interesting dot connection there. Would that have been before or after Peggy so "selflessly" "volunteered" for the Bush 2004 campaign, by making a HUGE SPLASH of her "sacrifice".
And immediately afterward, wrote the most trashing columns I have ever read in my life.
Indeed. It was the most bizarre thing I'd ever read. First, it was the first column in which she'd criticized the president so blatantly, in such a petty way and over something she should have supported him on.
But the kicker was her criticism of his religious references. She, of all people, should have supported him on it and if she decided to go anti-Bush, it was exactly the wrong thing for her to use to start such a tirade.
I have no doubt it was personal on Peggy's part. As to the specific details, it could be nothing more than her trying to talk with a member of the administration about what Bush should do and that person blowing her off. Some of her charm is her use of mundane and petty things in her columns, so maybe she can be that petty and shallow. I don't know.