Hibbets' Happenings

"I wondered about the emptiness of the phrases used by the media and by political figures, and how pro forma and lifeless and cold they are. The formalized language of loss hasn't kept up with the number of tragedies. 'A nation mourns.' 'Our prayers are with you.' The latter is both self-complimenting and of dubious believability. Did you really pray? Or is it just a phrase?"
-- Peggy Noonan, April 20, 2007