It Matters That Much

Peggy Noonan is coming out of retirement. Well, she's coming out of one retirement anyway. She's making a brief return to partisan politics. And that's good for the country - and for that matter, the course of history.

Peggy Noonan hasn't always been a brilliant contributing editor to the Wall Street Journal or a best selling author. She was once the best speech writer in the land, serving former presidents Reagan and Bush.

She believes that the country needs another four more years of George Bush and absolutely does not need one minute of President John Kerry. This is a perilous time. And it calls for resolution. John Kerry is actually proud of his lack of resolve.

So, Peggy Noonan is taking a leave of absence from the Wall Street Journal to quietly save the world from weakness. God bless her.