June 07, 2004

Reagan, RIP

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. Although I was pretty much raised from birth to despise the man and much of what he stood for, I was only ten years old when he left office, and the years since have grown to appreciate much of what he did as president.

While by no means do I wish to praise every single thing Reagan did in office, I acknowledge both the brilliance of his political skills and his success in the realization of his lifelong dream of the ultimate defeat of communism. Reagan recognized, before many others did, that that system represented evil and needed to be defeated, and his part in that defeat will be his ultimate legacy.

Posted by Stephen Silver at June 7, 2004 02:44 AM
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Steve,

Well-said.

Posted by: DBrooks at June 7, 2004 01:36 PM
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