Peggy Noonan

Those Who Make Us Say 'Oh!' A tribute to America's war heroes, past and present. By PEGGY NOONAN More than most nations, America has been, from its start, a hero-loving place. Maybe part of the reason is that at our founding we were a Protestant nation and not a Catholic one, and so we made "saints" of civil and political figures. George Washington was our first national hero, known everywhere, famous to children. When he died, we had our first true national mourning, with cities and states re-enacting his funeral. There was the genius cluster that surrounded him, and invented us—Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hamilton. ... Read Full Story

Peggy Noonan has always been one of my favorite writers. Her polished writing skills are legendary, as is her well-thought-out, frank views. I read her now in the Wall Street Journal , but she became famous as a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan, crafting some of his best-remembered lines. Recently, she shared some of those political thoughts with Scott Ross. Peggy’s musings on the election and the American political landscape in general appear in her latest book, Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now . Scott Ross' interview with Peggy Noonan : Scott Ross: The title – " Patriotic Grace" - ... Read Full Story

more animals DID YOU HEAR WHAT PEGGY NOONAN AND JOHN McCAIN CAMPAIGN AIDE MIKE MURPHY WERE SAYING ABOUT McCAIN'S PRESIDENTIAL PICK SARAH PALIN on NBC the other night, live and on camera ? If not, here's the actual unexpurgated segment, thanks to YouTube (and, ultimately, MoveOn.org): Not to mention a transcript of the proceedings, With Necessary Omissions: Mike Murphy, former McCain advisor: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor work. Engler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. And these guys, this is all like how you want to (inaudible) this race. You know, just run it up. And it's ... Read Full Story

I read an interesting commentary by Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal which has the Democrats in an uproar. I thought it quite insightful, and so I share it with you. Obama Gets Serious 8-29-08 The famous Greek amphitheater didn't look all Alexander the Great if you were there. It looked instead like the big front display window at Macy's during Presidents Day Sales Weekend. You expected to see "Sofas 40% off!" in a running line on the bottom of the screen. A friend said the columns looked like "a ballroom divider at the Hyatt Hotel." AP It wasn't until the end of ... Read Full Story

He's Coming For You! George Bailey : "Just a minute - just a minute. Now, hold on, Mr. Potter. You're right when you say my father was no businessman. I know that. Why he ever started this cheap, penny-ante Building and Loan, I'll never know. But neither you nor anyone else can say anything against his character, because his whole life was - why, in the twenty-five years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing, he never once thought of himself. Isn't that right, Uncle Billy? He didn't save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me. But he did help ... Read Full Story