It will be the day we see an amazing campaign with the type of optimism that the late Reagan stood for--evoking reminders of "Morning in America" and telling people to return to the days of American exceptionalism.
Yes, how amazing it will be to hear her announcement speech that gives us Actual Hope: of getting back to American Pride: our exceptionalism, brought out of our self-reliance, confidence in our G-d given rights and in the founding documents that explain them!
Make it good, Sarah! A lot of us will be reaching for our wallets when you finish!
An incredibly apt corrolary. Politically speaking, as well as popularity-wise, Sarah is the daughter of a "marriage" between Reagan and Thatcher, although I firmly believe that in this case especially, the product is far greater than the sum of the two combined parts.
I know what political heresy it appears to even think such a thing, but that is if you only consider what she has accomplished thus far. And even then, she makes a good argument for being their significant betters.
Reagan did what he did in an era of hard-to-deny moment for the USA. We were in an identity crisis and economic tailspin, and The Russian Bear was sabre rattling and creating at least the illusion of being a hugely imminent threat.
Maggie, in her time, was similarly cast as the avenging angel of our Anglo cousins who had their own need for a National heroine. She was perfect.
But the world without England, while a very different and lesser place, would still have hope... as long as there was an America. The world absent America's influence; our leadership, our message of freedom, prosperity, personal worth, and most of all, an ever-present reminder of God's amazing providence... I'm not at all sure that would be a world worth trying to survive.
Sarah Palin's task, and ours (should we decide to accept it), will be to bring back from the brink of socialist subjugation a country which, if restored, gives back to the World a clearly defined râison d'etre, not to mention a pumped, musclebound cousin to back them up should Muhammed, or Ivan, or any other would-be bully decide it's again time to flex their ropey muscles.
That's right. Our job is to save the world. Let's git 'er done.
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