Sigh.
I miss him.
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I was directed earlier today to the following Letter to the Editor for the Indianapolis Star. And I love it, and thought you might too. Here’s the text:
In the Associated Press article commemorating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the wall dividing Berlin, various people are praised for their role in those events. Our president deigned to comment on “sacrifices that made it (the fall) possible.”
Elsewhere, Barack Obama, demonstrating his usual detachment and ideological slant, stated that the opening of the wall was the beginning of “globalization,” as if the breakdown of Communism was not worthy of a single comment. What is particularly galling about the AP article is the fact that there is not a single mention of President Ronald Reagan even though he was the man whose words and actions made liberation of Eastern Europe and the unification of Germany possible. And, of course, it was the American defense of Western Europe over the decades that also made those things possible.
Instead of diminishing the role the United States played in the events of that time, instead of “cleansing” history, the AP and the current president would do well to remember the magnanimity and, yes, the greatness of the man who did not hesitate referring to the Soviet Union as the “Evil Empire,” to the horror of the elites.
Mock and I will be attending our local tea party on April 15th. If you’re curious as to whether or not one is in your neck of the woods, check out this comprehensive list. We at COTR encourage you to get out there and be heard.
As Ronald Reagan once said, “Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.” Amen, Mr. Reagan. Amen.
