This is just beautifully written and expresses the thoughts of so many of us here.
I love Peggy Noonan. I've read her books, read her articles and believe she is a true conservative. I know her faith is genuine. Why she wrote what she did, is puzzling and astounding to me.
This article is the perfect response. Thank you for writing it. Let's not throw Peggy over the edge. Let's engage her, let's ask her to explain what she wrote and why. She's a dear heart, and I want to know her thoughts.
Peg - please explain.
Pick - so very well said.
I ditto your sentiment re: P.N.
After the official outdoors event ended, my thoughts were something akin to what she wrote......but my thoughts included the words of various speakers, rather than just the Prez. I am hoping that P.N. was inadvertently remiss in attributing her reaction uniquely to the Prez. Some of the others laid it on pretty thick, IMO.
This seems to be the paragraph that caused the uproar....had she chosen words other than "God drenched" and "invoked relentlessly", and attributed it to ALL who contributed to that impression, the uproar would be much less, at least as pertains to the Prez himself. JMO...
" The president's speech seemed rather heavenish. It was a God-drenched speech. This president, who has been accused of giving too much attention to religious imagery and religious thought, has not let the criticism enter him. God was invoked relentlessly. "The Author of Liberty." "God moves and chooses as He wills. We have confidence because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind . . . the longing of the soul."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/