Renewing our National Strength

"When I grow up, I'm going to vote for Ronald Reagan," declared my six-year-old son.   We had several discussions about the upcoming November 1984 elections, and Reagan was running for his second term.  Although he had inherited a struggling economy with double-digit inflation, from the Carter administration, and unemployment at more than double what it had been in the 70's,  Reagan managed to strengthen the morale of our nation and capture the hearts of the people in a landslide victory that proved he was even stronger than his party.  He inspired us with his patriotism, his faith, and his love for America.

You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done. - Ronald Reagan

If you're afraid of the future, then get out of the way, stand aside. The people of this country are ready to move again. - Ronald Reagan

He motivated a nation to triumph over the difficulties of the day and handed the next administration an America that was strong and proud! We faced the the difficulties head on, and even though the results of his economic policies weren't immediate, we rallied and pulled out of the slump we were in, and Bill Clinton inherited a recovering economy for which he gladly (albeit wrongfully) took full credit.  The Reagan economic rebound was such that in spite of all Clinton's character flaws, the people celebrated by re-electing Clinton for a second term.  We survived eight years of the Clinton's because of Ronald Reagan's leadership.

Today our nation faces it's greatest challenge ever.  Where is the Ronald Reagan of this new millennium?  It certainly isn't Barak Obama.  He has taken us further in the wrong direction than any other president in American History, and at an alarming cost!  Can we recover?  Let me share another Reagan quote.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. - Ronald Reagan

Yes, we can recover, but I believe this November is critical!  Let's get out the vote, and take our country back for FREEDOM!

Listen to this awesome message from Reagan himself, and pray for America!  May we renew our National Strength.