[Senator Goldwater]

Great man. Part of the holy trinity that defeated international communism:

John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

God bless every one of them for what they accomplished in the cause of human freedom.

[quark]

Part of the holy trinity that defeated international communism: John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

Amen, friend. They are the true giants of the second half of the 20th Century, just as Churchill, FDR, and Einstein were in the first half.

[Mannaggia l'America]

Great man. Part of the holy trinity that defeated international communism:

John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

An interesting read: A Holy Alliance by Carl Bernstein.

"The key Administration players were all devout Roman Catholics -- CIA chief William Casey, Allen, Clark, Haig, Walters and William Wilson, Reagan's first ambassador to the Vatican.

They regarded the U.S.-Vatican relationship as a holy alliance:...."

[Jack Black]

Hmm. Lech Welesa probably belongs on that list. I think he did at least as much as Thatcher, probably more.

[reagandemocrat]

"Part of the holy trinity that defeated international communism"

Amen. Prayers for JPII.

RD

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

I have two puppies named Reagan and Thatcher....guess I'll have to name thenext one JP!