Would anyone like to comment or add their thoughts to the comments or questions above?
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Thanks for the ping. I'll have to give it some thought, but my off-the-cuff opinion is that history is always a better judge of a man than the media (or the present) is. Ronald Reagan was reviled by the dems and the media during his presidency as a stupid cowboy whose only grace was that he surrounded himself with good advisors, despite the fact he was re-elected by a landslide. And given half a chance, the media and dems would still revile him. It's only when history has shown us what he accomplished that we see him clearly. I loved Reagan; he was the president who first got me interested in politics. But he too was hated by his opponents, just like Pres. Bush. History may show us that Pres. Bush is a leader just like Reagan was; we just can't see long-term from the present.
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I sure miss that old man. I felt for Nancy at his funeral when they were trying to finally lead her away from his casket for the last time. I think I read her lips and I think she said "I don't want to leave him here." He was indeed one of a kind. I wish our Politicians had listened to him more closely. We wouldn't be in the shape we're in today.
Anyway, back to the subject...This may sound corny. You may or may not agree. But from what I've seen over the past 9 and a half years on this Forum, I believe the next "Ronald Reagan" will be a Freeper. I have had many discussions with many people on this board, and there are many who have impressed me greatly. Not that I count for much, but I am more impressed by more people on this Forum than ANYwhere else in ANY discussion group I've watched for any length of time. I would not be surprised. Just my 2-cents.
In the article, the author mentioned the population of 3.9 Million back at the time of the country's founding. Do you realize that we have aborted well over 10 times that population over the past 30 years? Not to take away from any of us who weren't summarily slaughtered in this manner, but how many "Ronald Reagan"-types were in that bunch. How many "Founding Father"-types? How many Einstein-types? George Washington Carver-types? I suspect there were at least a couple of each. At least.