I think that it is by Divine Grace that President Reagan was spared the knowledge of how divided his beloved Republic had become in the face of evil.
I stated on Saturday night here on FR, and I'll state again, that the fact that Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher served as leaders of their respective nations during the same period of history is proof positive of the existence of God.
My beloved Dad (who reminded me of Ronnie) passed on just before 9-11. I must admit I was glad he didn't have to experience the atrocity. I feel somewhat the same way about Reagan. The country has crossed the Rubicon, no turning back, and it would have broken Ronnie's heart. Especially if he had seen Slick's behavior in the oval office.
She's actually Baroness Thatcher.
Lady Thatcher, Golda Meir, Great leaders, great women, and what do we have? The Pig in a pants suit and Theresa Kerry the Gold digger.
Are we ready for a woman President ? Damned right we are as soon as one of this stature comes on the scene.
This has to change. America’s duty is to lead: The other Western countries’ duty is to support its leadership. Different countries will contribute in different ways. Britain is closer to the United States by culture, language, and history than is any other European country; British public opinion is therefore readier to back American initiatives; moreover, Britain's highly professional armed forces allow us to make a unique practical contribution when the necessity arises. But the fundamental equation holds good for all of us: Provided Western countries unite under American leadership, the West will remain the dominant global influence; if we do not, the opportunity for rogue states and new tyrannical powers to exploit our divisions will increase, and so will the danger to all.
So the task for conservatives today is to revive a sense of Western identity, unity, and resolve. The West is after all not just some ephemeral Cold War construct: It is the core of a civilization which has carried all before it, transforming the outlook and pattern of life of every continent. It is time to proclaim our beliefs in the wonderful creativity of the human spirit, in the rights of property and the rule of law, in the extraordinary fecundity of enterprise and trade, and in the Western cultural heritage without which our liberty would long ago have degenerated into license or collapsed into tyranny. These are as much the tasks of today as they were of yesterday, as much the duty of conservative believers now as they were when Ronald Reagan and I refused to accept the decline of the West as our ineluctable destiny.