[Sir_Ed]

"Although an agnostic, I make frequent exceptions to thank God fervently that Ronald Reagan, and also Maggie Thatcher, came to power when they did"

Don't forget Karol Wojtyla and Lech Walensa...those four people put paid to communism (except for North Korea, The NY Times and US Universities).

Ed

[Stultis]

Indeed. I may even have my old Solidarity t-shirt around here somewhere. Also add Vaclav Havel. There were many heros who stood up to communism, both from without and within its iron walls. God bless them all, especially those who died (and still do some places) in gulags and cells, unknown and unsung.