http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=reagan&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#It was chilling in 1964, it is terrifying and yet uplifting today. Terrifying from the standpoint that every prediction that Ronald Reagan made in support of Barry Goldwater to be true. Uplifting from the standpoint that we lost that turning point, plunged into a "great society", tried to ignore our social failings with smoke and mirrors of foreign policy over eight or so years, plunged again into self loathing and hatred, only to emerge in 1980 into the most productive, brilliant and great restoration that the world has ever seen. Uplifting from the standpoint that one can possibly hope that this is merely the cyclical self flagellation that we do every twenty or so years, so that the "youth vote" can think that they will change the world and foster harmony...until they look at the price tag in taxes and our freedom.
Reagan was a principled man who spoke to men of principle. Freedom, wealth, prosperity and the pursuit of happiness were real concepts that only came from God and man's labor, not by fiat from government. For lack of a few principled men today, we have to travel through these dark valleys until we can emerge once more from the darkness and re-enter the realm of the "shining city on the hill". The king is dead, the king is dead....long live the king.
I just wish that the once and future king would show himself...
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