True, but alas, I fear my children's children may yet be searching for such an individual.
Truly, Ronald Reagan was a "one of a kind" individual and they don't happen with anything approaching frequency.
Take a look at the current rino/conservative crop. Outside of the beliefs of Sarah Palin, one could take the very best characteristics of every one of them and put them into one idividual....and that individual still could not hold a candle to Ronald Reagan.
In and of themselves, the current rino/conservative crop defines the "great American wasteland".
The crop of dems...ok...they define, "the great communist, socialist, liberal, progressive wasteland."
Certainly not American.
Surely you exaggerate your despair.
Many here believe Palin is as good as Reagan. And others in the field and rising, like John Bolton. What about the wave of tea party candidates—take Allen West for example.
Based on the prospects out there, I think we could see even better than Reagan.