Bush's NAACP speech.

I've been reading over the transcript of the president's address to the NAACP which I incorrectly predicted wouldn't happen.

It's good speech. I especially liked the closing.

There's an old Methodist hymn that speaks of God guiding us with a hand of power and a heart of love. We cannot know God's plans, but we trust in his purposes, because we know that the Creator who wrote the desire for liberty in our hearts also gives us the strength and wisdom to fulfill it. And the God who has brought us thus far on the way will give us the strength to finish the journey.

Amen.

But I know two things about public addresses at this level of politics: 1, a professional speechwriter, not the speaker, writes the words and 2, politicians tailor their comments to the audience they are addressing.

Fair enough - all presidents and most nationally known leaders do this so it's not a jab against Bush. But it does make me wonder if he believes all the things he said before the NAACP.