Ronald Reagan's Legacy

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What are your thoughts on Reagan's impact not only in USA politics , but in the World?

-- Elpidio Gonzalez (egonval@yahoo.com), June 08, 2004

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This was my comment at the comment at the Catholic Forum: Catholic Forum

In March 30, 1981, I turned on the TV after coming from school. I saw the assassination of President Reagan. I felt sad for him. For the first time in my life I prayed for someone whose views were not shared by me. I prayed to God to help him get through his surgery.

He did. Interesting article:

God and Reagan He succeeded in breaking the ice with the Soviets after early on calling them the evil empire. By breaking the Ice of the Cold War, it made it possible for M. Gorbachev to implement more policies of openess in the Soviet Union. It that I give credit to Reagan and Gorbachev.

But I credit Bush Sr. with helping Gorbachev get rid of communism in 1991 together with Boris Yeltsin. But in my opinion, the Pope was the first to brak the ice when he visited his homeland in 1979. This created the Solidarity Union in Poland.

A short time later, the Pope also was shot. This moved the two men closer, even though Reagan was a Protestant, originally from the disciples of Christ. He was also divorced. Pope's assassination Attempt-1981

On the economy, I decide to quote a neoconservative, who at least admits some truths about Reagan's economic policies.

I believe most neoconservatives credit Reagan with a lot of economic successes. In my honest opinion, W. J. Clinton, a Democrat, was the first president to actually create not only a robust economy, but the first to balance the budget.

Reaga n VS Clinton Dinesh D'Souza

On a positive note: I liked Reagan's optimism.

Even in bad times he had a joke, like after getting shot: honey, I forgot to duck.

Also, he signed into law the Immigration Law of 1986. I was able to get my immigration card through this Law and be in this country legally.

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-- Elpidio Gonzalez (egonval@yahoo.com), June 07, 2004.

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-- Elpidio Gonzalez (egonval@yahoo.com), June 08, 2004.


For a beif while, he rested hope in a society that progressivley moves toward apathy and depresion. He broguth an end tot h cold war, maintained a sence of global peace and security, and gave us economic growth that was unprecedented.

He wast he last great American rpesedent, what followed in hs predessesors paled in comparrison, mer men among a Hero befittign a Greek epic.

He will be missed.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), June 08, 2004.


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