We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us,
and we will defeat you.—President Barack Obama, January 20, 2009Fine words, and very familiar-sounding, somehow. Here’s hoping he has the guts to stand to the mark behind them the way his immediate predecessor did.(Great word, “predecessor”; literally, “the one who died before you.” Good metaphor for the presidency, really.)
As you might guess, I pray to God that President Obama will stand behind those words in a way that is utterly different from the way Bush did. I think that our cherished values were thrown under the train these past eight years with what I can only call reckless abandon. For me, the way Bush “protects” our values and our spirit breaks both. I can only hope that Obama was watching and will do differently.
Indeed. 🙂 We shall see what happens, and what the consequences are, either way.
I would also say, btw, that for well or ill, the early returns on that aren’t positive for you.