Noonan is not a leader, she is a spokesperson's assistant, or more precisely, a craftsman hired to buff and polish the words used by the spokesperson. She does not provide the ideas, the concepts or principles; she merely pretties-up the ideas of others. I can't think of a single public policy issue where Peggy Noonan is regarded as a leader.
mission inebriation---IMO, was just her "artsy" way of describing a moment, an ideal, a flow, a fevor.
No, it was a subtle and deliberately vicious innuendo and allusion to Bush's openly acknowleged "former problem". If she sincerely intended to refer to a "moment of giddiness or fervor" the proper phrasing would have been "mission euphoria". The word "euphoria" does not carry the negative connotations of "inebriation", and a good writer would certainly know this. It was an intentional slur.
There has been a disconcerting attack on people who disagree with the President here lately.
I disagree with the President on a host of issues, especially immigration, but including others too numerous to mention here. However, this whining pose of victimization is becoming tiresome. She didn't just disagree with him, she slammed (just another term for attacked) him, and she attacked him in the realm of policy. If she wants to dish it out, she'd better be prepared to take it.
Noonan was speechwriter and special assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Later, she was chief speechwriter for Vice President George Bush. Not to mention she is highly respected in the conservative community, as well as in the journalistic field. If that's not a leader... what is?
No, it was a subtle and deliberately vicious innuendo and allusion to Bush's openly acknowleged "former problem".
That's very presumptious. You know this because_____. Her outspoken support of President Bush on numerous occassions, her expressed embracing of the man she "likes" is well documented.
However, this whining pose of victimization is becoming tiresome.
Are you referring to Noonan?