The Burning Bush

Here is one of the more inspirational statements from the Inaugural Address:

By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well - a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.

As I have said, the speech also referenced the Divine. Here are some examples:

The rulers of outlaw regimes can know that we still believe as Abraham Lincoln did: "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it."

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Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self. That edifice of character is built in families, supported by communities with standards, and sustained in our national life by the truths of Sinai, the Sermon on the Mount, the words of the Koran, and the varied faiths of our people.

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God moves and chooses as He wills.

Because of these statements, I have decided to call the policy announced in the Inaugural Address "the Burning Bush doctrine."

UPDATE: I figured there was no chance that many others had not come up with the "Burning Bush" idea, and I was right. While I might be (and that's arguable) semi-clever, I am also a little slow. Run a search on Google or Yahoo with "Inaugural Address" & "Burning Bush" and you will see many others who deserve credit for the phrase. It seems that James Meek of The Guardian coined the term on January 21.