And you thought I was done....

I took the day off. I actually took it off prior to any news about President Reagan.

After watching the news coverage, a couple of things come to mind:

Firstly, there is no such thing as a former president. President Reagan will always be President Reagan. There is no such thing as former President Reagan.
Secondly, Moorpark is one word. It is not Moore Park Community College, nor is it Moor Park Community College.
Thirdly, President Reagan was the patriarch of this country. As I mentioned in my previous post, he was like a Grandfather, and I believe he was this for all.
And finally, 100 years from now, President Reagan will be known for a couple of things:
Taking this country out of 18 years of economic malaise
Defeating the Soviet Union and imperialistic communism
And finally, by bringing pride back to our country.

We live in the greatest country in the world and he reminded us of this.

When he came to office, the Soviet Union was not collapsing. In fact, it was far from it.
When he came to office, it was thought that tax-cuts would bring about inflation; in fact, two of his economic advisors who espoused this opinion were Paul Krugman and Lawrence Sumners: two very respected academics in the field of eonomics.
When he came to office, America could not have had more destructive leaders, reminding us of our failures. What we needed was someone to remind us of our successes.

Finally, in my last post, I hoped that we would have a leader like President Reagan. I find this terribly unlikely. President Reagan came from a generation that is unlikely to be repeated. People believed in their leaders. They were optimistic. And they didn't find it necessary to take credit for themselves. We are unlikely to see a man like President Reagan in politics for some time.