[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

George W. Bush Inaugural Address {EXCERPT]
January 20, 2001

After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: ``We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?''

Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage and its simple dream of dignity.

We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another.

Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.

This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.

[The Wizard]

It is obvious now that this little girl was taken for the sole purpose of torturing her.....

sick perverted abuse, electrical shock and rape, including broken bones....

This is going to be a story that makes you want to saddle up.....

[An.American.Expatriate]

Thank you for the post of a most inspiring speech!

[Timeout]

I love that address. Checkout my tag line...been there since the first day of conflict. (and I think it's holding true)