Ronald Reagan entered the White House and won re-election with two smashing victories. We may never again see the kind of overwhelming support for any candidate again, at least not in the near future.

Compared to the abysmal depression of Jimmy Carter, his "morning in America" was a welcome and optimistic view of our country.

He worked with a congress that was clearly in the Democratic stronghold, and yet won a begrudging admiration from friend and foe alike. It is said that he and Tip O'Neill would meet together and share a drink and some jokes. They were perhaps the last two great statesmen - loyal to their positions yet willing to share civility and to respect each other.

Reagan shocked his advisors and everyone else when he went off on long walks with Gorbachev during their summits. Yet it was Reagan who prevailed when the Wall came crashing down.

Yes, he had some policies that not everyone liked. I doubt you will find an old air traffic controller that is very sad today. But, like it or not, it was Reagan's policies that ultimately gave Clinton the economic leverage to do what he wanted with his policies.

No recent (since Kennedy) president will be missed by more people and for more reasons than Ronald Reagan. Nit pick his decisions if you wish, but you cannot argue with the man's astute ability to create the morning in America that he envisioned.

Very likely he will be the last president in my lifetime who actually honored the position.

Freightdawg