[2ndDivisionVet]

I worked for President Reagan in the early 1980’s. I miss him quite a bit, like I do my late father, but I realize they're gone and won't see them again until the resurrection. Every generation needs it's own leaders.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

We ran the College Republicans' campaign for Reagan-Bush in '84. That was a great campaign. Of course, there will be new leaders. But the candidates HAVE to learn how to campaign, debate, and speak effectively. Whether they study JFK, Winston Churchill, or Reagan, there are a lot of lessons to be learned. McCain's campaign was weaker than it should have been. Nothing close to what Mike Deaver and Co. put together with well-scripted events. Studying history in politics is not "pining" over the past or resisting valid, fresh new leaders who offer better solutions. But if they repeat the mistakes of McCain and Dole, the country stays stuck in this.