I visited the Reagan Presidential Library last week. And I could not but be staggered at how far we have fallen since that great man left office. The staff, many of whom knew Reagan, told me some terrific stories about him. Things they had seen him do long after the light of the public was no longer upon him.
There has not been a caliber of PERSON as Ronald Reagan in the White House since he left. And it's too early to say if Trump has that caliber of character but he does at least possess a VISION of America, his heart does seem to be in the right place, as the previous four presidents' have not.
This countdown is not just marking the days until the worst president in American history ends. It is, I hope, counting down the final hours of almost THIRTY YEARS of the biggest deficit of leadership since the founding of this country. Not one has truly worn the mantle of statesman as Reagan did. Perhaps that is about to change.
Thank you for your post 17.
President Reagan made you proud to be an American. I can remember vividly watching his final address to the Nation from the oval office with family. I think we all sat in silence afterwards then someone said something like “once in a lifetime”.
I have hope, and pray, that Trump may be another.