[Wait4Truth]

Interesting article! Comments, please. Also, new book coming out on the Bushes next year.

[skinkinthegrass]

Good Post :-)

[Jen]

Hedgehog ping. hehehe

[Just mythoughts]

I saw a program on C-SPAM on this book Reagan's War: The author shows how Reagan's fight with the communists in Hollywood, gave President the insight and method of operation of how communists think, therefore the ability to go for the "Evil Empire's" weak link.

[Wait4Truth]

Ping!

[Lando Lincoln]

I remember a political cartoon during the the Reagan years....it depicted RR hacking through thick brush with a machete. One guy says to another who are following him, "I don't know where he is going, but I like the way he leads." Well, just as GWB knows where he wants to go today, RR led us to safety and a better world. We can not ask more of our Commander in Chief. God bless Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush

[monkey]

The Berlin essay title is based on a scrap of poetry from the ancient Greek Archilochus.

"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."

[Revolting cat!]

The Hedgehog and the Fox - Isaiah Berlin (excerpt)

[Defiant]

This is as fawning as those WP and NYT articles about Clinton's "courage" because he dared to make difficult choices.

Reagan showed strength of character throughout his career, and tremendous grace after he was shot. He did not waver in his core beliefs or buckle to political pressure, but instead led others around to his way of thinking. Bush is showing these same types of qualities. But, unless the definition is changed, I'd prefer not to call it "courage" but something else, and leave "courage" for all those brave people who risk their lives on behalf of others.

[azGOPgal]

Thanks for posting this. I never knew that Reagan's life was threatened so many times.

RandD, Maigrey: Ping

[Inspectorette]

Good article - one big omission, however, is President Reagan's grace and courage when he was shot by John Hinckley. I'll never forget that day as long as I live.

We only found out much later how near death he was.

[DAPFE8900]

THE BOOK is fantastic...Shows the real Ronald maximus Reagan. His courage to not take the drainage tunnels during the strikes sitting up at night with a loaded gun for fear of the commi union thugs... And for walking out of the Arms talks with GORBI, That is class and courage...Not standing in front of the nation and lying...Finally we have a man like Reagan in the WHITE HOUSE! GOD BLESS BUSH and GOD BLESS REAGAN!

[Dubya]

Good post thanks.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you for the ping! Two courageous men, indeed.

As Daschle was parlaying the anthrax into a personal drama for political purposes and Clinton came up with his own salmonella story for the 6 o'clock news, President Bush has bravely downplayed all threats against him and his family. President Reagan, I think, would be proud.

CBS's "60 Minutes" reported Sunday that President Bush gets more than 200 threats a week, about 50 of which are taken seriously by the Secret Service. Link

[P.O.E.]

Thanks for posting this.

[RadioAstronomer]

When he lived in Texas, he was not exposed to circumstances that would test his courage.

This is the only line I really disagree with. You don't become a fighter pilot without testing your courage.