Restoring the Sacred

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Cheney 1, Obama 0



Today was an historic day for anyone following the continuing debate, inflamed by the current administration, in which those in the current administration cannot find enough bad things to say about the successful efforts of the previous administration - efforts that have kept us safe since 9/11/01. Speeches given by President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney are perfect examples of two different styles of speaking publicly: one is a patriotic speech full of substance; the other, a political speech full of rhetoric. You can decide which is which. Here are links to the speeches:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/1059092.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/21/raw-data-text-dick-cheneys-national-security-speech-aei/

I would only add that after reading the president's speech I couldn't help wondering just how often he willingly offered up his lunch to school yard bullies when he was a young boy.