"A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."
“A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.”
...and inquiring minds should be interested in who’s speech writing fertile brain that line was hatched in. Of course delivery counts too, and RWR was the best. As a cold war player, “Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall” still brings chills and a tear to my eyes.
I consider myself very fortunate to have been a few feet away from Reagan on election night. I was just a young apolitical girl and I didn’t appreciate it at the time but there I was in the front row.
And other strange things collided in a few more years and I made him a salad. With the Secret Service doggies behind me. I am so honored retroactively.
I have met three Presidents Bush, Bush and Clinton. In fact I was on his Inaugural Committee. Yep military are a big part of that. My point is that I would give up all three to have been able to meet Reagan.
ping. Wonderful words.
We are in for the fight of our lives this year. I’m working my darndest to be ready for whatever comes.