[Pokey78]

Ping and indexing.

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks, Pokey78, for all the hard work you do around here =^)

[summer]

Thanks for the flag on this, Pokey.

[Lent]

. One of the defectors told the Times the terrorists receiving training came from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Hmmm, all those mentioned countries are Islamic countries. Must be a coincidence especially since Bush said Islam is a religion of peace.

[Ironword]

Along the way he announced as his subject "how to live"--Tolstoy's great question, which suggests someone in speechwriting has been hitting "War and Peace."

More likely, browsing Francis Schaeffer titles . . . but not the contents thereof.

[woofie]

The new war has given shape, form and historical purpose to his presidency. My sense is that he walked into office knowing huge history was coming but not knowing when, what, where. Now he knows. I can quite imagine him thinking, This is the reason I'm here.

[mercy]

Hope she's right. How'd you pick this up so fast? Obviously she wrote from her advance copy of the speech ... but still???

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Mark]

Wait a minute!! William Jefferson Blythe Klinton gave a speech, too. Uh,.......never mind.

[onyx]

This is a keeper -- or should I say, "another" keeper from the pen of Peggy Noonan! Her observations, like her writing, are profound.

[piasa]

thanks... good post!

[okisok]

Another outstanding peice of writing by Mrs. Noonan.

[MJY1288]

President Bush definitely has a vision, anyone who have witnessed what these terrorist have been doing for the past 30 years can easily come to the conclusion that if we don't rise up and destroy these radical fundamentalist in the Muslim world, we will be destroyed by them. I thank God we have this man of vision, and not some political hack who cant see the forest from the tree's.

George W. Bush has been underestimated and that is a good thing, because the mainstream media can not see past their hatred and their Socialist agenda to understand the fact that George W. Bush has a good grasp of the situation we face and he has a long range plan to protect us from what is inevitable if we keep our heads buried in the sand. Just look how much attention George W. Bush has paid to a National Missile Defense system; he can see the writing on the wall. Only a fool would face the 21st century with blinders on, the liberal left would love nothing more than to ignore the threat of a rogue nation launching a weapon of mass destruction that kills millions of us.

History has proven that liberals open the door for an unprovoked attack, but in the 21st century the attack could be the end of our existence. Thank God we have this man of vision and we must support this effort to rid the world of terrorist before it is too late.

"Let's Roll"

[Guillam]

A number of columnists, in these perilous times, have produced a whole dang bunch of good writing. Some excellent writing. The best in years, decades.

But our Miss Peggy is the tops. Lyrical and insightful her work has the clear chime of fine crystal. .

I am in awe. I am in love.

[Selara]

Thank you for posting this. I absorbed every word.

[lds23]

Bump.

[Bobsat]

Wow and Wow! It was a great speech, and Peggy did a great analysis!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Its subject was homeland security"

How YOU can assist/support HOMELAND DEFENSE
17yrs old and up, no upper age limit. Something for everyone to do

[quesera]

I'm another Peggy fan ; please add me to the ping list too. THANKS

Hey, if there is any more room in there, please add me as a fan too.

God bless her

God bless this wonderful country

God bless President Bush!

[Elihu Burritt]

In the Phoney War, millions of armed men sat eyeing each other from opposing fortifications. In this Phoney War, a couple of hundred special combat troops are serving most often as advisors and air co-ordinators for a bunch of uncivilized tribesmen.