I too, thought the speech was well written. However, I believe it is unlikely that George crafted any of it himself except maybe for the bombastic parts. I do give him credit for practicing his delivery, as well.

But the poor man was never the people's choice to begin with and he knows it. I suspect that the fact that it was widely well received is fortunate, because this did seem to help him believe that he must act presidential even if he is a pretender.

If he plays the role well, as a result of listening to a broad range of thought and research as the speech seemed to demonstrate, he might not lead us into a huge holy war. Muslims outnumber Christians, though. And psychopathic despots have been hiding their true intentions under the guise of religious belief for a very long time.

Ultimately, I believe US direction will reflect what is good for us economically and psychologically as a nation.

I am not afraid that recent events will touch of a global war, just more senseless destruction of innocent human beings.

As for Doug, shame on those of you who would deny him the right to his freely articulated opinion. That's what we are supposed to be defending.