Posted on 02/07/2002 8:04:36 PM PST by Pokey78
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:12 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A small band of former aides and friends of Ronald Reagan were all over TV this week talking about the former president on his 91st birthday. Our memories and reflections were treated with thoughtfulness and respect by the media. It wasn't always this way but I'm glad it is now, and I think there are reasons for it.
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I began getting interested in politics about half way through President Reagan's second term. Until then, I was just another uninterested high school punk. I didn't care and/or didn't worry about much. Then something happened. The more and more I started paying attention to President Reagan's speeches or reading excerpts thereof, I thought "Wow, this guy is making alot of sense!"
My parents, while both registered Republicans, are definitely towards the...ACK...moderate end and rarely spoke politics around the house. And they NEVER spoke politics outside the house unless with friends and family.
But now, as a result of my ascent to the political Right, I've drawn my brother and father out of the politcal closet. While not outspoken, they are willing to let their political beliefs be known in public settings if questioned or if a lib is spewing their bull$hit. Heck, for the first time ever, another member of the family besides myself put a election sign in their front yard (for GW). My mother, I fear, is a lost cause in "moderatedom" but even mom's can't be perfect.
All of this is due to the impact President Reagan had on me as I entered adulthood. My only regret is that I wasn't born a year or two earlier. I never has the honor, pleasure, or satisfaction of voting for him.
God bless and keep President Reagan.
I voted for Reagan and am so proud how well he performed in office. He's a great human being and was a wonderful President!
. . . .The Riverdance Of Sport
Have a great weekend! :o)
Ah the absolutely beautiful Peggy Noonan makes sense again.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
Thanks JH2.
There never will be another Ronald Reagan.
True, but not to put too fine a point on it, Ronaldo Maximus made us feel good about what was GOOD and RIGHT about ourselves and the country. x42 made us comfortable with everything that was bad and wrong about ourselves and the country.
Thanks for the heads up.
Well, some of us are. Or were, anyway. : )
Another excellent article by Peggy Noonan. Thanks for the flag.
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