[Eastbound]

BTTT!

[writer33]

Ping!

[kellynla]

BTTT

[Badray]

Bump for reading later.

[Eastbound]

The office will make the man, but the potential must be there to begin with. If not, it will break him. We've seen recent proof of that.

Bump for a new paradigm of public service, forsaking all others.

[doug from upland]

Who else would have had the guts to walk away from Rekjevik? Who else would have deployed Pershing 2s to force the Soviets to remove their SS20s. This was a unique man.

[writer33]

Socialism Stomping ping!

[bitt]

great!

[PhilDragoo]

"I have just signed legislation outlawing the Democrat Party.
The bombing begins in five minutes."

[Former Military Chick]

PING

[Boazo]

Where have you gone President Ronald Reagan the United States
turns it's lonely eyes to you woo woo woo...Greatest President
ever!!! Good one Writer33

[Nasty McPhilthy]

[television is just wrong]

He was one of those Americans that was bigger than life. He came at a time when we as a country needed POSTIVE influence. He was not perfect, because he was a human being.

Compare Mr. Reagan to Mr. Carter?? Mr. Reagan illuminated our natio with hope. We were not bad, evil Americans. We were a GREAT nation.

[ForGod'sSake]

Would the keeper(s) of the ping list please add me. I'd like to follow, and maybe add my occasional 2¢. Thanks.

FGS

[RightWhale]

Reagan was a true poet.

Everybody could be a true poet, but most all have a block somewhere. But, if everyone were true poets, they could still be all different. In fact, since we are all different, we would have to be each unique poets. Reagan said things we would all love to say, and we know he was right to say those things. Nobody likes the nukes. Reagan said, let's get rid of them. Nobody liked the Wall. Reagan said, tear it down.

Nobody likes Terrorism. Bush might say, stop that! and be counted as a poet.

[calrighty]

"What deters them from stepping forward and seeking public office? "

Let me answer this one, because it's easy. Most TRUE conservatives are in business, as it is business that drives our freedom and prosperity. Becoming a politician is anathema to most conservatives. Most conservatives will become financially secure(for the sake of their families)
before even considering running for public office.
Ronald Reagan was financially secure when he first ran for governor of California. My own congressman, Elton Gallegly,R Thousand Oaks, Ca. was a self made millionaire before he ran for Congress(a Reagan clone in D.C.).
I think most conservatives look upon politics as a necessary evil....not unlike a car.

[onyx eyes]

"We have the best Congress money can buy," Mark Twain.

I think Mark Twain is the truest wit.

[RockinRight]

Thought you'd be interested.

[PJ-Comix]

AOL and the Discovery Channel recently reported an uncontrolled survey of public opinion to determine the "Greatest American" in the history of our country. There were 2.4 million votes reportedly cast. Ronald Reagan won with 24%.

Yeah. And I remember how incredibly UNCOMFORTABLE Matt Lauer was when announcing the winner.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[philman_36]

The best person to vote into any office is the one who doesn't want the position to begin with and who, if elected, is willing to protect their own property while in office.
In doing so they protect your property as well as they protect their own. If they aren't willing to protect their own property than they aren't likely to protect yours and it will be legislated away.