Ronald Reagan vs. John Edwards

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004, and this country lost one of it's greatest presidents. It was usually a pleasure listening to him speak, because his optimism and love for his country shone through in everything he did. When you watch almost any of his movies, you are assured of one thing - he wasn't a good enough actor to have played the role of president without really feeling and believing everything he said.

And then we have the likes of John Edwards. His suggestion that the "War on Terror" is only a bumper sticker slogan is probably the dumbest thing I've heard recently. Just in case there's someone reading this who actually thinks this puddin' head has a point, may I refer you to this website:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0524072torture1.html?link=eaf

You'll be able to see how the radical proponents of Islam train their followers to torture. I'd love to have someone from the ACLU go through an interrogation at Gitmo, and then experience an Al Quada interrogation. Maybe they wouldn't be so predisposed to take a dump on the United States every time they open their mouths.

One other quick note - thanks to both of the folks who left messages. One agrees that radical Islam is a dire threat, while the other person felt that Hugo Chavez became president in an election that was fairer than the one George Bush won, and that he was a friend of the people.

Comments like that, those of John Edwards, and the recent arrests for plots in New Jersey and New York, serve to remind us that we have to remain vigilant, and never forget that there are plenty of home grown terrorists that want to do harm to this country as well. When the next attack comes, as it surely will, I hope someone drags John Edward's sorry ass to the attack site and then asks him to repeat his assertion that the War on Terror is just a bumper sticker slogan.