[jfd1776]

Remembering Ronald Reagan's brilliance in prosecuting -- and winning -- the Cold War.

[Golden Gate]

Nice Post, jfd. And good article! (Optional: jfd, are you John F. Di Leo?)

To All: Consider ignoring “the interview” today, and use that time to read this article.

AND - Consider posting an invite to your FR State message Board. I posted the following on the California board: (No html markup required on state boards)

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Ronald Reagan: Conservative, Confident, and Visionary

Learning a lesson in Iceland - By John F. Di Leo

Visit the Link to Illinois Review; and then Bump the FR Thread / Comment

Consider ignoring “the interview” today, and use that time to read this article.

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2011/02/ronald-reagan-conservative-confident-and-visionary.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2669427/posts

[Golden Gate]

To: John F. Di Leo / Illinois Review

From the article: "Ronald Reagan was the first president to take his career path to get there. No legislator or military man,..."

So RR was NOT Ike or Grant, etc. Could someone give a brief overview of Reagan's service in the US military. Army Air Corps...?