Too Much God?

Peggy Noonan, of all people, did not like President Bush's inaugural speech.

The president's speech seemed rather heavenish. It was a God-drenched speech. This president, who has been accused of giving too much attention to religious imagery and religious thought, has not let the criticism enter him. God was invoked relentlessly. "The Author of Liberty." "God moves and chooses as He wills. We have confidence because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind . . . the longing of the soul."

And, she thinks that the president's stated goal of ending tyranny in the world was too grandiose. I think Peggy Noonan needs to study recent history more closely. In just the last quarter century, billions have been liberated from tyranny. In our hemisphere alone, every nation but one enjoys democracy. None of this would have been achieved if presidents thought small and acted humbly.