Why do we keep reaching back to a man who is gone now? I miss him like I miss my father and they were both father figures to me, but there comes a time to let them go. Speculating on what so-and-so historical figure would do now is really mental masturbation and gets us nowhere. What are WE going to do about the encroaching tyranny of the Left, the bureaucracy, the GOPe, academia, the news industry, the militarized police, the alphabet agencies, Hollywood and all the rest? What are WE going to do about the invasion by millions of unwelcome foreigners? What are WE going to do about militant Islam, the knockout game and atheism? Why are we worried about Vladimir Putin half a world away?
Why do we keep reaching back to a man who is gone now?
Yup. One of the reasons I stopped watching hannity over two months ago was his “what would Reagan do” schtick. He’s still living in the 1980’s and I got tired of his drivel.
AMEN BROTHER!
Thank you.
“Why do we keep reaching back to a man who is gone now?”
First off, growing up Reagan was also some flicker screen father figure. He also kindled a grievously unfulfilled desire to become a Brother Rat. That said, I was disappointed in his presidency and more so post-presidency. After leaving the White House he was invited to tour Japan to make speeches & appearances before business groups. While Bubba was still wearing white shoes & pastel-polyester, Reagan collected at least $2M for those performances. I’m still of a mind that Reagan’s Sushi Tour and similar acts by subsequent presidents to be nothing more than selling of the presidency.
Finally in the here and now, agree that folks too often cite Reagan …WWRD … as some solution to problems. But President Reagan’s presidency is viewed as one of the more significant in US history. His leadership restored through deed and action the reputation of the US. A reputation unfairly scarred by critics of Ford and totally bumble-fumbled by Carter.
In solving “what are WE going to do”, short of reinventing the good old wheel, it’s necessary to look to history for guidance. The Reagan years, 1981-1989 is recent enough to still serve as “current events”. It’s also instructive to study the years 1977-1981. In determining what NOT to do, can’t beat Carter’s term. Indeed, WWCD!
In “reaching back to a man who is gone now” it occurs to me our greater question should be ‘who is there to reach out to NOW’?
You do realize that all of these things were where the Russians found their greatest support during the Cold War and continue to find that support to this day.
Wake up and you just might see the connection between what is going on in the Ukraine and what they and their comrades here want for the US.