He's one of a kind. I remember him in power when I was a young kid and I always liked how he handled the cold war. I was speaking to my father and asked how Ronald Reagan would handle this war with Iraq. Knowing Ronald, he would probably have the ballistic missles ready to go by now.
He might not have een a great leader, but he sure knew how to play a great game of poker with the Soviet Union.......and pump money into our ecomony through defense spending at the same time. God Speed Mr. President
Here is a link to his D-Day speech some 20 years ago. Some memories are short and we sometimes take a lot for granted. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5146000/
Apparently even Mr. Gorbachev, who hasn't poured praise upon just anyone, would disagree with you.. MOSCOW - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hailed Ronald Reagan as a great U.S. president on Sunday and said he was distraught by news of his death, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday. "I deem Ronald Reagan a great president, with whom the Soviet leadership was able to launch a very difficult but important dialogue," the agency quoted Gorbachev as saying on Ekho Moskvy radio. The news of Reagan's death on Saturday "upset me very much," he said. "Reagan was a statesman who, despite all disagreements that existed between our countries at the time, displayed foresight and determination to meet our proposals halfway and change our relations for the better, stop the nuclear race, start scrapping nuclear weapons, and arrange normal relations between our countries," Gorbachev said, according to the agency. "I do not know how other statesmen would have acted at that moment, because the situation was too difficult. Reagan, whom many considered extremely rightist, dared to make these steps, and this is his most important deed," he was quoted as saying.
The man was a true American. Truly believed that the greatness of this country was based on it's people and not the government. I can't ever remember him wavering. People didn't always like his politics but they knew he stood for what he said and believed in. Gorbachev's statement is a testament to that. That same quality can be found in Pres Bush. Better to be respected then to be liked.
Thank you, Mr. President. Enjoy a rest well deserved and may God welcome you home, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
