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I’m old enough to remember when only crazy people thought the Soviet Union would ever fall (wore an onion on my belt back then). And then a guy named Reagan came along and made the impossible possible. If only we had a guy like Reagan today.

Wait - what?

I came of age during the Carter Administration and not only was it thought that the Soviet Union would be around for a very long time but it was thought by many that they might take over the world.

When Reagan came into office and talked tough with the Soviet Union, walking out of an Iceland summit, calling them an "evil empire" and challenging Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, the left gasped and hyperventilated, accusing Reagan of warmongering and blundering us into World War 3.

I was so privileged to be a young adult during the Reagan years. I served in the Marine Corps almost to the day concurrent with Reagan's first term. I entered boot camp just days after his 1981 inauguration. When I got released from active duty in 1985, the economy was exploding and my salary increased 10x over the next 10 years. It was a great time to be alive.

With Trump, I am getting that same positive feeling all over again.