Déjà View
Posted by Anthony Martin Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:07:00 GMT
This is all one speech in three parts. It’s as though Reagan was speaking into a time warp describing 2007 in 1964 terminology. Only the scale has changed. Scary.
”...the more the plans fail, the more the planners plan…” – Ronald Reagan, October 27th, 1964
”...welfare spending is ten times the amount spent in the deep dark depression…” – Ronald Reagan, October 27th, 1964
”...somewhere a perversion has taken place…our natural inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation of government…and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment…” – Ronald Reagan, October 27th, 1964
One of the great ironies for Reagan is that he wanted to create a smaller government, reduce spending, and the debt and yet during his 8 years the debt went from about $1 trillon to about $5 trillon. I love Reagan, he is my second favorite president behind TR but people change, policies change, and most importantly, the world changes. So, long live Reagan in memory. I loved hearing him speak as a younger man...but not even Reagan lived up to his own ideals about government. "Well, there you go again."
I'm voting for Reagan!
Boy, do I miss this guy....