10-20-2003, 09:28 PM
After the horse ran out, perhaps.
"He says, âI donât want ⦠to be misconstrued. I donât want to come across as a right-wing radical.â
Well, it appears that the general has gotten at least his 15 minutes of fame, for better or for worse. But I guess he is still on active duty. For him to get top cover from Secretary Rumsfeld and General Myers is noteworthy. Some folks, like Admiral Macke a few years back, say a word out of place and are history.
In his defense, he appears to understand something a lot of folks whose life is secularly based, do not.
Religion is part of it, like it or not, and his reference to what went on in Somaila is completely missed by the average news consumer.
However, to infer that God put President Bush in the White House strikes me as a stretch. I thought the Supreme Court came out with the last word on that one.
The other point I'd make is: every public speaker packages his remarks to his audience.
This could be fun to watch.
"He says, âI donât want ⦠to be misconstrued. I donât want to come across as a right-wing radical.â
Well, it appears that the general has gotten at least his 15 minutes of fame, for better or for worse. But I guess he is still on active duty. For him to get top cover from Secretary Rumsfeld and General Myers is noteworthy. Some folks, like Admiral Macke a few years back, say a word out of place and are history.
In his defense, he appears to understand something a lot of folks whose life is secularly based, do not.
Religion is part of it, like it or not, and his reference to what went on in Somaila is completely missed by the average news consumer.
However, to infer that God put President Bush in the White House strikes me as a stretch. I thought the Supreme Court came out with the last word on that one.
The other point I'd make is: every public speaker packages his remarks to his audience.
This could be fun to watch.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete