To: Reagan Man
When the President names Jesus Christ as his favorite political philosopher, uses a sly phrase like “wonder-working power” during a manifestly political occasion like a State of the Union address or invokes God in support of his decisions in Iraq, he seeks, at the minimum, to give his agenda a religious veneer.(1) The question was about one's favorite philosopher, not one's favorite political philosopher.
(2) Is the author really suggesting that President Bush should avoid the rhetorical tropes employed by President Lincoln?
3 posted on
09/06/2006 9:19:03 AM PDT by
wideawake
("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
To: wideawake
Is the author really suggesting that President Bush should avoid the rhetorical tropes employed by President Lincoln?Sure. Only politicians who don't let their professed faith influence their political positions are allowed to mention God in public. (Several former presidents spring to mind ...)
7 posted on
09/06/2006 9:23:11 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
(Mother of a horde: it's not just an adventure - it's a job!)
To: wideawake
(2) Is the author really suggesting that President Bush should avoid the rhetorical tropes employed by President Lincoln? According to some in the GOP and FR, yes.
135 posted on
09/06/2006 2:49:40 PM PDT by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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