God Bless President Reagan. I frequently tell my children how his presidency truly made it “Morning Again in America” after the dark night of the Carter years. How, when he was elected, those Iranian terrorists knew what to expect and immediately released those poor hostages. How when he was shot, my mother stopped the car on a bridge near DC. We couldn’t go on & we got out to just listen to the radio. How his sunny spirit was still on display whe he said to Nancy, “Honey, I forgot to duck.” And to the ER doctors, “I hope you’re all good Republicans.” How the Communist threat we had known all our lives withered and blew away because of his leadership. How his goodness trimphed over evil.
How proud he made us as Americans. How joyful he was in so winningly expressing his love for and pride in our unique, amazing country. I thank God to have been born here.
He and Lincoln are the true sons of Illinois. Happy Birthday, Mr. President. We know you are watching over us & you must know how you are inspiring us again a dark hour.
I enjoyed reading that. Beautiful. I think one (of many) reasons we remember him so fondly was his wonderful sense of humor.