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"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He's the one who gets the people to do the greatest things. And that's what's lacking now." -Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan made that remark in a 1975 interview with Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes." The interview has been largely forgotten, and was brought to my attention by the good folks at the Reagan Ranch Center / Young America's Foundation, which runs the Reagan Ranch near Santa Barbara, California, where this interview took place. Observing the uninspiring presidential leadership of moderate Republican Gerald Ford, Reagan explained to Wallace...

John Kerry has been fighting the flip-flop moniker for months. So it will be with some irony if on Nov. 2 he ends up a victim of voters who've told pollsters they support him on domestic issues, but then turn around and elect George W. Bush. Call them flip-flop voters or stealth Bush supporters, but Zell Miller is not the only Democrat hoping the president wins re-election. We've all met lifelong Democrats who quietly admit they support Mr. Bush this year, and the polls now appear to be opening up in the president's favor.

NEW YORK - Former mayor of New York City, Democrat Ed Koch broke rank with John Kerry on the War On Terror, and says that Michael Moore must be "shamed" by responsible citizens for his outrageous and over the top assertions and unsubstantiated claims in his new film. Writing today the dem and former Mayor said, "Senator John Kerry in criticizing United States'; foreign policy and the incumbent president is acting responsibly, albeit I disagree with many of his views. On the other hand, Michael Moore, writer and director of the film "Fahrenheit 9/11"; crosses that line regularly. The line...