DId anyone notice a little wrinkle in Bush’s speech at the very end? One reader did:
This is the final paragraph of the President’s speech:
"We go forward with trust that the Author of Liberty will guide us through these trying hours. Thank you and good night."
What’s missing?
He left out the ubiquitous "May God continue to bless the United States of America." We only "trust" that the "Author of Liberty" will "guide us." Do we no longer need God’s blessing, just a little guidance?
Interestingly, the absence of the word "God" is downright Jeffersonian. The founders often used euphemism’s for "God." For example "Creator" in the Declaration of Independence.
Have the president’s speech writers finally understood that the founders knew best? That the invocation of God should be sparing, austere and reflective of a distant deity – particularly in a president’s utterances in a diverse religious society?
The Dish 