[Dusty]

Originally Posted by Sigaba

IMO, when the smoke clears, the forty fourth chief executive's presidential library and museum is open for business, and the eggheads start looking hither and thither, they're going to find that the current president was greatly influenced by his perception of Ronald Reagan's presidency. This influence will be most visible in three key areas:

1. Using the bully pulpit to bypass the fourth estate and large portions of the chattering classes in order to communicate directly to the American people.
2. Relying on the "permanent campaign" by reminding Americans how bad things were under the previous administration.
3. Holding fast to core values and ways of doing things despite the criticism from the opposition.

Unless there are some incredible surprises waiting to be found, I think the key differences between the current president and President Reagan are:

• President Reagan genuinely cared for Americans and America.
• President Reagan's core values were abundantly clear to observers--whether they agreed with him or not.
• President Reagan understood the importance of patriotism.
• President Reagan believed in American exceptionalism--that the U.S. is 'the City on the Hill.'

Agree!

One more bullet- Reagan didn't kowtow to dictators.