Being a product of a public education system dominated by liberals (of the teachers that I had in Jr. High and Sr. High, I only remember 2 that I could consider conservative) of 13 when Mr. Reagan was elected president. I remember going to bed the night Reagan was elected praying to Jehovah (crying during my prayer) that Jehoveh would protect us from this war monger.
During my years in Sr.High, I was taught how to hate Reagan and all the evil Republicans for what they did to this country. Although one fact always stood out in my mind. My dad always seemed a little happier on April 15 after Reagan got into office, and we had more money to do things around that time then from when I remember during President Carter's years. We were by NO MEANS rich. My father owned a janitorial business, and what amounts to a catering truck. However, we were comfortable.
After I got out of the mind control of the WTS and liberal teachers. I began to read what Reagan stood for. It made sense to me, and when I registered to vote in 1992, I registered Republican. My main reason for that is not that I was or am rich, but that I want to be one day. That whatever money I earn by working harder than the other guy, I get to keep, not the government. That I decide where I should spend, give or invest that money for the maximum benefit.
President Reagan was a flawed man, no doubt about it. However, when you campare him to his three successors, the shoes he left are noticably empty. This is a man that viewed everyday as the Fourth of July. I have tried to live my life by that motto. That there is something special at the end of every day.
LABD