false 4676749 3 <p>In this long season of searing political attacks and angry partisan passions, Peggy Noonan's <i>Wall Street Journal</i> column has been must reading for thoughtful liberals and conservatives alike.</p> <p>Now she issues an urgent, heartfelt call for all Americans to see each other anew, realize what time it is, and come together to support the next President&#8212;whoever he is. Because it is not the threats and challenges we face, but how we face them that defines us as a nation. </p> <p>The terrible events of 9/11 brought us together in a way not seen since World War II. But the stresses and divisions of the Bush years have driven us apart to a point that is unhealthy and destructive.</p> <p>Today, Noonan argues, the national mood is for a change in our politics and it is well past time for politicians to catch up. Americans are tired of the old partisan divisions and the campaign tricks that seek to widen and exploit them. We long for leaders who can summon us to greatness and unity, as they did in the long struggles against fascism and communism.</p> <p>In this timely little book, written in the pamphleteering tradition of Tom Paine's <i>Common Sense</i>, Noonan reminds us that we must face our common challenges together&#8212;not by rising above partisanship, but by reaffirming what it means to be American.</p> 4727219 1 10 2008 Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now total:62|5:9|4:17|3:25|2:8|1:3| 62 207 147 23 4 2 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 16:59:04 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 17:02:53 -0700 2009
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Her premise is both refreshing and scarry-as-hell. Getting my p...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 14:50:20 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 14:51:45 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 11:45:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 11:47:38 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 06 09:54:39 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 09:55:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 08:58:15 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 08:59:34 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 11:12:47 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 06:50:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 16:07:44 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 16:16:28 -0700 2008 This book wandering through this difficult time leading up to the election in November, lays blame and points fingers but the perspective is also suspect. Nevertheless, I agreed in ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 11:44:04 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 11:47:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 16:46:56 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 12:28:00 -0700 2009
I like the way Noonan writes, that newspaper columnist-style. Her thoughts on the media and the war in Iraq are spot on, but her reasoning on immigration was thin.

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