Posted on 06/26/2005 6:55:58 PM PDT by RWR8189
Reagan is the greatest American!
Every now and then we find that a great leader comes along
One who has greatness that we celebrate in poetry and song
He grew up in the Midwest and he had learned his lessons well
But how far he would go nobody could really tell
His accomplishments were growing but he’s not one who would boast
He learned that a man’s character is what is valued most
And he’s led his life with an honor that we can admire
Ronald Reagan we love you…and you are loved around the world
Thanks to your vision flags of freedom everywhere have been unfurled
We will all raise up our glass, here’s a salute from one and all
Long live your legacy – The Man Who Brought Down the Wall
There’s a natural right of men…that right is all men shall live free
Because freedom makes each person all the best that he can be
One president knew that much better than anyone else
Ronald Reagan we love you…and you are loved around the world
Thanks to your vision flags of freedom everywhere have been unfurled
We will all raise up our glass, here’s a salute from one and all
Long live your legacy – The Man Who Brought Down the Wall
Ronald Reagan we love you…and you are loved around the world
Thanks to your vision flags of freedom everywhere have been unfurled
We will all raise up our glass, here’s a salute from one and all
Long live your legacy – The Man Who Brought Down the Wall
You’re loved by all
Most serious students of American history disagree.
George Washington pretty much had a blank slate to organize the administrative branch of government in any way he chose.
That it largely survives much the same as Washingtom formed it is a tribute to his wisdom and foresight.
"Washington formed the nation and Lincoln preserved it."
Absolutely right.
Agreed. Washington was far and away the most important President this country ever had, and its greatest military leader. He could have kept the country a monarchy. He did not.
Nobody else is on the same plane. And here we have Reagan, not even the greatest president of the last century, atop Washington. The presence of Lincoln and MLKboy ahead of Washington are proof positive that the public-educated American people couldn't judge a beauty contest, let alone history, without checking with the NEA first.
Not with his contemporaries he didn't. He may have had the afterglow of victory from the "people" BUT the rest of the founders were not in any mood for a coronation of a new king.
YES
Not exactly right. Washington was NOT alone in that endeavor. As to Lincoln, He did preserve the Union, no one will argure that BUT he violated the self-determination of half the country of which he was president.
Lincoln should not have been second after Reagan
Especially when he didn't actually unify anything.
Top 5 should have been Reagan, Jefferson, Washington, King and Eisenhower
I'm still SMAO (smiling my ass off) and laughing my ass off to boot!!!
Who in the last century was greater that Reagan if I may ask?
Kinda' ironic that it was Reagan who signed into law the MLK National Holiday... over the objections of Sen. Jesse Helms.
Andrew Johnson
His bravery in fighting Radical Reconstruction made him a target of very evil people who wanted to hurt the South while not looking at the woodbeam in their own eyes.
He may not have fought for the Confederacy, but Johnson must always be remembered as a Southern Patriot.
Barry Goldwater of course...
Shhh... no one has told the Libertarians that he lost the election.
Well no one is perfect. I remember MLK very well and he is not the same guy I see portrayed today.
Andrew Johnson wasn't in the "last" century. I know, it's still weird to get used to that.
I heard John Fund say on Drudge's radio show that Matt Lauer looked positively sick. :-)
THIS is why I don't give up on the American people.
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