A great President has passed today. May God bless Ronald Reagan and his family and give them all the strength to carry on without the Gipper. He will be sorely missed.
Thank you for the wonderful pic...
A great American...
Great picture. Off to the sunset.
In all of the millions of words that will be spoken and written today and over the next few days to mark the passing of President Ronald W. Reagan, perhaps the most surprising to me are those spoken by, of all people, Peter Jennings, a short while ago. Jennings acknowledged that President Reagan was one of the greatest presidents ever.
Actually, words are poor tools at a time like this. How does one capture such a giant spirit and reduce it down to mere words? From my earliest childhood, the written word has always been my friend. And yet, I just don't have the words today.
I love Ronald Reagan. I just love him. I honor him, respect him, enjoy him, miss him. He personified the quintessential American hero of our dreams and legends: romantic, patriotic, funny, staunch, brave, smart, self-effacing, impervious to an assassin's bullet. The term "larger than life" doesn't fit very many people, but it sure fit Ronald Reagan.
As a Californian, I'd like to be on the motorcade route or near the Reagan Library on the day of his funeral to show my profound respect and gratitude. But it will be a work day, and I don't know if I can get the day off. So I make this pledge: To continue the Reagan Revolution by working very, very hard to re-elect George W. Bush, in many ways — no, not all, but in many ways — President Reagan's true political heir.
In closing this, my small personal tribute, I want to say thank you to God for sending him to us. Although he was ours for only a short while, it was enough to know true greatness. This coming November will tell the tale of whether the nation understands and still embraces the Reagan legacy.
Reminds of the Duke and the closing scene in The Searchers