Recently I’ve been too busy to blog, but it hasn’t kept me
from being agitated by a few things; one thing has irritated me often.
President Obama gave a speech today at a memorial in Texas for those who died
at the chemical storage facility explosion.
In my opinion, it was the best speech I’ve ever heard him deliver. Whoever wrote it for him to read did an
excellent job. It was and should have been
without political insinuation. I could
not find a single hint of usual cowardly demonizing of someone. No slurs, not a cleaver double entendre or his
incessant self aggrandizing that he usually finds necessary. And even I must admit I found him Presidential
for a change.
Expect for one minor flaw, which was repeated by others
earlier at the George W. Bush library dedication in many speeches by former
Presidents, other officials and dignitaries, and frequently by many others
throughout my life; and here it is with my suggestion.
Many well intentioned speakers close with “May God Bless America ”, and I
sincerely hope It might. But, I won’t
pray for something so shallow and unimportant.
I do not like them asking God to bless the unholy government
of any country, or many of the things a country does that surely should not
blessed by a god. I don’t think our
nation or government should be so audacious as to ask anything of God, except
maybe forgiveness.
I wish they would close with “May God Bless the People of
America", or “May God Bless Americans".
I know it’s a small and perhaps petty thing, but I wish they
would stop trying to imply that God somehow, approves of anything our government
of its officials have done or might do, much of which I don’t find remotely worthy
of a blessing.
And may God continue to bless all of our citizens; especially those who pay taxes.
