Boy, could we use the Gipper now...
The following video was provided by Heritage upon Reagan's 100th birthday...it's message still rings true:
"Let's honor him by recommitting ourselves to the conservative principles he championed, so that one day soon, we can tell future generations, 'it's morning in America, once again.'"
As does his address against socialized medicine, particularly at this precise moment in time...
Happy birthday, Mr. President! One day, we hope to rekindle that exceptional idea of what a 'Morning in America' should be...
H/t: WZ
Related link: Reagan’s Legacy: “The Sacred Value of Human Life”
ADDENDUM: Here's another fond reminder from theScoop...
In the above clip, he is speaking for the final time from the Oval Office. It is a testament to the power of the man’s legacy that his farewell still rings more positive, more uplifting, more full of hope, than even the soaring campaign and incoming speeches of presidents since. Yes, even the great Si Se Puede himself falls far short. Reagan shows us how to be optimistic rather than pessimistic, without being saccharine or pandering. Something a great many people would do well to learn these days.
Today is not just Ronald Reagan’s birthday. It is a birthday of sorts for the Republican Party. It is a time to remember how a great man stepped into the spot history had reserved for him and led us all to something better, something more. Led us to aspire to something bigger than ourselves. That dream of America that drove and guided us from a few colonies to the great shining city upon a hill.
Yes conservatives and Republicans will long remember and honor Ronald Reagan. Unashamedly. Unabashedly. And with a sense of melancholy. We wait for the next Ronald Reagan, even as we fear he will never come again.
Happy Birthday, Mr. President. You are sorely missed.
