This guy liked it!
Peggy Noonan did too. But she hated being on the outside. Pity.
Tomorrow will bring out all the vultures, anyone who disrespects this speech will go down in history as idiots in about 20 years.
This guy liked the speech, too.
"(Once a speechwriter ...)"
Thanks for the ping, Howlin!
Writers are compelled to revise to accomodate their own style, as Saffire readily admits.
Noonan's evolution from praise to disdain in a matter of ten hours seems to go beyond a compulsion to edit. Her comments would have drawn little attention but for the contradiction in her opinions. It's certainly what piqued my interest. Maybe that was the plan.