A Speech not be forgotten.

My God, what a powerful acceptance speech the world witnessed.

Reflecting on the nominee’s RNC speech before the party faithful, one cannot but be stirred by the promise to deliver “change” and “usher in an era of responsibility.” Only a man with such a distinguished record could possibly “lead this nation to a responsibility era, [in which] a president himself must be responsible.” Moreover, it must be admitted that the pledge “to change the tone of Washington to one of civility and respect”, is long overdue. All voters need take heart in the Republican candidate’s firm promise “to confront problems, not pass them on to others.”

The integrity of the man and his qualifications are, of course, beyond reproach. He has every right to tell us he is “proud” of his record. We must believe him when he says he is “prepared for the work ahead.” He is deserving of our “trust”; if we give him a “mandate” we can be sure he will “honor it” and “use it” to the best of his abilities. Take him at his word, give him “the opportunity to lead this nation” and we can rest assured that he “will lead”.

Finally, in the face of pressing economic challenges, his deep conviction in the need to change the status-quo resonates. His subsequent pledge to, “renew our values” in order “to restore our country” its dignity must be accorded respect. The voters would be well advised to put their trust in a man such as this.
His courage in saying the taint of the previous eight years must not be allowed to stand and the steely determination in his eyes cannot be discounted. We must believe him when he says: “My fellow citizens, we can begin again. After all of the shouting, and all of the scandal. After all of the bitterness and broken faith. We can begin again.”

Too bad, all of the quoted material above came from G.W. Bush's RNC acceptance speech on August 3, 2000?

Oh the irony!

“Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice....”