Ronald Reagan died less than a month ago, and the spin is already well begun about how little of an impact he actually had. In order to believe that you would have to deny history, because the claims from Liberals that Reagan was on the wrong side of History, and that Communism was just a way of life with which we would have to become accustomed, like it or not.
Reagan disagreed. He was proven right.
He gave us back our confidence as Americans, a confiednce that was badly bruised and shaken, after having been so sorely abused by double-digit “stagflation”, a hostage crisis that had been going on for 444 LOOOOoooong days, with Walter and Dan reminding us every night of the number of days that a nation had invaded our embassy (an Act of War that still goes unpunished, by the way) and taken our citizens captive to a bunched of kaffiyehed warblers.
He was a major reason I joined the military, and the reason I love my country so much. I owe him more than I can ever explain…
Reagan brought all of us back from the edge of the abyss. He out-spent the Russians, outstubborned Congress, outthought the Democrats, and managed to win re-election with a margin of victory so dramatic as to bring back memories of Washington’s unopposed wins.
He was born on February 6, 1911, before even the first World War, and became an actor. He was elected as President of the Screen Actor’s Guild, foreshadowing his later successes when he ran for (and won) election as Governor of California during the Vietnam War, dealing with some of the more troubling colleges in the nation in a manner that earned him the respect of people all over the country, even while it annoyed many other (more liberal) people.
He has been honored with an International airport, schools, libraries, and even an Aircraft Carrier (the first ship-of-the-line to be named after a living person).
Nothing I can say will increase his glory one iota, and nothing his detractors can possibly say can decrease it, which is how it should be…
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Nice try Saddam, but as they say, the Winners write the history, not the losers like you.
When you go online, do you have a set of websites you go to? I know that John at Right Wing News does these lists once in a while (and I get asked to contribute once in a great while....if only to skew the sample a bit), but I want to give you the websites that I go to in a normal day.
Other then Drumwaster, which I visit several times a day, here’s where I go, roughly in order of times visited:
Instapundit--Is this a surprise? It’s the outlet for constant news, links, and info...Instapundit is the bullet-point outlet for political conservatism.
Real Clear Politics--the best (and I mean the BEST) place for political polls and commentary that has been, for the last year and a half, right on. This website is the ideological and intellectual birthplace of the more specific Election Projection website.
Drudge Report--what can you say? The place for news that the main-stream press wishes to either under-report, mis-report, or not report. If you are looking for a scoop, this is the place to look.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory--I am an astronomy FREAK, and with Mars Rovers driving around the red Planet, Cassini diving through the rings of Saturn, and all sorts of other neat, neat stuff going on, I hit this site often for updates and pictures.
Right Wing News--I hit this website two times a day....at about 7:30 am, and then about 9:30 PM. This is a site that says “I am conservative, I am pro-Republican, and you should be as well!” Great news and copmmentary.
Cox and Forkum--a few checks in the early afternoon usually gets me the best conservative editorial cartoon on the Web.
Right-Thinking on the Left Coast--Lee is the closest blogger, politically, to me on the entire Net. Though I would add that I am more of a traditional Christian than he is, 99% of what Lee says makes complete sense. Great site set-up as well.
Lileks’ Bleat--best column on the Net. Hands down. I laugh and nod and love this column every day. There is no better writer on the continent than James Lileks. Read the Bleat, and explore the website, and you will see a truly special individual.
Andrew Sullivan--know thine enemy, though he says he is your friend. Great writer, terrible slide into his true form.
Iraq the Model--best Iraqi blogger. The writer GETS what we are doing, and embarasses KOS and the Left daily with his optimism about liberty and freedom.
Fox News--best mainstream news site. Actually, Fox reports breaking news faster than Drudge half the time.
Space.com--another astronomical site that requires an early morning look. Updates as well when there is special events in astronomy. Also, great links to space art and other science links.
Well, everyone, there you go. I’m off to check out NASA for results of the Cassini orbital insertion.
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