[EllaMinnow]

Sometimes it helps to cite the whole paragraph, and not go off on a tangent...

""People are starved for leadership, Pastor Craig said," starved for leaders who have ethical and moral courage." "It is not enough to have an ethical compass to know right from wrong," he argued. "America needs leaders who have the moral courage to do what is right for the right reason. It's not always easy or convenient for leaders to step forward," he acknowledged. Remember, even Moses had doubts. "He was talking to you," my mother later said. The pastor was, of course, talking to all of us, challenging each one of us to make the most of our lives, to assume the mantle of leadership and responsibility wherever we find it. He was calling on us to use whatever power we have, in business, in politics, in our communities, and in our families, to do good for the right reason. And his sermon spoke directly to my heart and my life."

[Perlstein]

Redlipstick makes a smart point. But ultimately, I'm right.

In his autobiography, he backs off from other accounts he has made of this story. See, for example, the account cited in Mansfield's The Faith of George W. Bush, where Bush's words make it much clearer that, while he may have believed the pastor was talking to "all of us," he also told his friend Pastor Robison that he believed God was speaking to him through Pastor Craig. I can give multiple sources for this, in addition to the fact that he called people after that service and said God wanted him to run for president.

I didn't have space to explain all that.

[Howlin]

Context? You're adding CONTEXT????

You've got a lot of nerve.

[cyncooper]

Oh, hello. I'm wending my way through the thread and just happened upon your excellent post.

Facts--in context--are our friends, don't you agree?

I know YOU do.

:)