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Thursday, January 20, 2005
I did not see the Inaugural Address, but have read it. A very nice piece of rhetoric. If he manages to govern by it, he'll have one helluva second term.
What pleases me most is that we are once again talking about freedom, and God given freedom at that. Not freedom granted by the state, nor agreed upon by society. Freedom that governments and societies can only protect but which innately exists. As a good libertarian, I get goosebumps whenever it's suggested that freedom doesn't come from governments, and that governments quashing it are not only in the wrong but on the wrong side of history.
Cynics, I know, will yap about freedoms or rights they want and charge hypocrisy, but bottom line, this speech was a good thing, paving the way - if we can just stick to it - for something even better than a second American century: The Freedom Century.
Loved the bit about the inability to carry the message of freedom and the baggage of bigotry. Bush has set high standards for himself and us, and while we'll surely fall a little short, being human and all, he's set a good and righteous course to which we ought aspire.
posted by gbarto at 6:34 PM
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