Failure Of Ronald Reagan Part 2

Today's conservatives revere Ronald Reagan. We look back to the President that followed the incompetent Jimmy Carter and anything would have been an improvement. But Uncle Ronny inspired us and sparked our imagination as to what we could do, not what could be done to us. He led us instead of using brute force to heave his agenda on us. He put us on a path that eventually brought about the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War.

His failure was in not adequately preparing us for the aftermath of the Cold War. His vision was both pointed and hypnotic when it came to defeating the communist menace but without another direction to push our creative juices, we floundered. His follow up, George Bush, had neither his vision nor his cult of personality. With no leader to push ahead, the conservative movement stalled and retreated to its present form. With no one to focus our hate and loathing on, we had to find a new avenue for our aggressions. Now we have weather as our biggest issue. Yes, we are calling changes in the weather climate change and blaming ourselves if it rains or shines.

In the corporate world, there is usually someone being groomed to take the mantle of leadership when the one in charge steps down. Reagan should have been grooming someone to step in and grab the reins of conservatism. Instead we ended up with an ex-director of the CIA who was less than effective. He bumbled so badly that a governor from Arkansas became the President. In a promise to return to conservatism, we elected the son of the CIA director and through a fluke by some Islamic terrorists ended up with two terms from him. Again, not much to work with. Now we have the anti-Reagan in the office. Someone who wants to be a communist. In just 20 years, we have had a complete reversal.

There are conservatives out there. They dance around the fringe but no one has made the impact that would elevate them to Reagan status. Maybe Palin or Jindal can create enough energy to get elected. We need someone to return us to the direction our nation started with. A government that follows the Constitution instead of using it as a weapon to destroy the union.

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Cobb

Failure Of Ronald Reagan

There was such a great feeling of hope and change when Americans saw the Berlin Wall fall. The Soviet bear was taking the last gasps of breath. Freedom and liberty were no longer the victim of a communistic tyranny. There was the sense that the future held unlimited promise and humanity would finally start growing towards it true potential. Instead we have squandered the opportunity and once again face the loss of liberty and freedom except we are now staring ourselves in the mirror.

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of everything that America knew was wrong with the world. It was put up to keep the nation of Germany separated and keep those who chose freedom from attaining that goal. They could see beyond the wall and dream of what freedom was like but never taste the fruit that comes being the master of your destiny. The loss of that symbol and the collapse of the Soviet Union has led America to find a new nemesis. Instead of growing and prospering, which has been the foundation of America since its inception, we have turned our gaze inward and turned on ourselves. America is the new global demon. Talk about cannibalism.

So Ronald Reagan's dream of a world where freedom and liberty are embraced by all has turned into a nightmare. The nation that led the world has let itself be fooled into believing that they are the bad guys. Our prosperity has caused those jealous of our nation to infiltrate with ideas that what we stand for is corrupt. They have poisoned the minds of a generation and are attempting to indoctrinate the minds of our children to hate America.

The very country that provides them the freedom to speak their minds, if they have their way, will become the embodiment of The Wall. The freedoms that we hold dear are being ripped from our grasp as our leaders ignore the very foundation that made this county great. As Obama demonstrates his desire to tear up the Constitution, I hear the echo of Ronald Reagan, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall."

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Cobb