On...Political Tornadoes

Peggy Noonan examines the political winds and the internal struggle of the Democratic Party caught in stagnation and cynicism. The Twister of 2010

On...Peggy Noonan salutes David McCullough

MAKING HISTORY

This piece was posted in the Wall Street Journal this morning, a wonderful reminder of our Founding in 1776 on this July 4th weekend. Noonan praises (in her opinion) our greatest living historian: David McCullough. He certainly is right up there. If anybody would rank such things I would probably put him second behind Gordon S Wood. I'll have to think more about that for a future post. McCullough certainly has the best speaking historical voice.

HERE'S THE POST

Makes me want to break out McCullough's 1776. I think I will.

From...Peggy Noonan and a Sentence for Obama

I think this article was pretty on point regarding our young president and the jumble of things he is trying to do all at the same time. Peggy Noonan argues that presidents ultimately come down to one sentence, not a paragraph. She fears Obama and his staff haven't figured this out yet.

ARTICLE FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL