I was 26 in 1979, and well remember the Jimmy Carter years of gas lines, the Iran hostages, our broken economy, the general feelings of hopelessness, high unemployment, etc.
The parallels to the Obama years are striking, as is the emergence of a well qualified GOP challenger who bears a sunny, optimistic, patriotic message. The nation’s reaction to the present situational dynamics are eerily mirroring those of the 1980 election.
I have no doubt whatsoever that the outcome will be the same, as well. Get ready for Morning In America II.
I was thirty in 1979; had seen the country go in 4 yrs. into the same “malaise”, my word for it was MESS, as we feel now. Horrible. I’d voted for Carter the first time. Reagan came on the scene speaking faith and hope, telling us that, contrary to what Carter was telling us, we WERE decent people and this country was the last, best hope of the world. I voted Reagan and have NEVER looked back. This OBAMA MESS is enough of a “look back” to last a lifetime that has been inflicted on us by a bunch of smart aleck, jackass commies. Obama is worse than Carter; and he gets to blame it on “Bush” although he and the Democrats have been in charge for 6 years.