Happy Birthday Mr. President, we all miss you.
Posted on 02/06/2007 12:10:58 PM PST by Reagan Man
Reagan Ping
President Reagan in his present state is far superior to Pelosi and the rest of the Liberal idiots in office.
RR was a very great leader. He understood what was important and never waivered in his support for good over evil.
Today's politicians of both parties don't have a clue. It's all morally relative to them.
God Bless Ronald Wilson Reagan.
I think there is an inherent "danger" of looking for the next Reagan. We were "spoiled" by the fact that Reagan was not only a conservative, but also so charismatic. I think we can easily find Republicans who are as conservative as Reagan (Newt, Duncan Hunter) and we can also find Republican who have some of Reagan's charisma (Rudy) BUT MOST OF THE CHARISMATIC REPUBLICANS AREN'T CONSERVATIVE.
What we need to do is find a Reagan conservative WHO CAN GET ELECTED, and I'm just not sure who that is right now (I hoped it would be George Allen, but he destroyed himself with a single remark in what would have been a runaway race.).
Exactly.
And the Democrats always look for another JFK, who was in office less than 3 years and accomplished little...but he sure had charisma. Each one is unique, George W. Bush has his great qualities too. We will see them more with the passing years, as we have in many ways with Ronald Reagan.
Since there will never be "another Reagan", we sure need to focus on the positive qualities of those who are running now. And I see many in several of them. Comparisons just don't benefit anyone!
The highlight of JFK's presidency was the Cuban Missile Crisis, and to be honest, I'm not even sure he did that right.
He was a womanizer, a drug addict, and a moral derelict. The Dems can have him.
So true.
"Without God, there is no virtue, because there's no prompting of the conscience. Without God, we're mired in the material, that flat world that tells us only what the senses perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of the society. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." -- Ronald Reagan
Thank You, President Reagan.
I am hopeful Mike Pense will rise up for 2012.
Ronald Reagan had a back bone. Something that seems to be missing from these so-called republican and conservatives we have today. What a man, I wish he were here. Some of his quotes in his honor:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." Ronald Reagan
"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
"The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
"My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes."
Ronald Reagan, Said during a radio microphone test, 1984
Reagan speeches were like poetry.
That would be nice, but I don't see it happening. I think Pence will be viewed as too inexperienced, he would make a good running mate at this point.
My favorite Reagan speech was his remarks at an Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast in Dallas, Texas on August 23, 1984. It's posted on my profile for anyone interested in reading it. He was the Great Communicator.
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