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.
I have a strong suspicion that Obama has created far more ex-liberal Democrats than Carter ever did.
Even after the terrible Carter years, I didn't jump on the Reagan bandwagon, but during the eight years of his presidency, Reagan slowly woke me up to undeniable differences between the Democrats and the Republicans. He demonstrated those differences in word and DEED, and planted a seed within me that would eventually flourish into my full blown return to my core American values.
I'm hoping that Romney does the same for others. Like Reagan before him, he has a chance to do great good for this country, for the short term, and into the future.