Let me share with you just one portion of Reagan’s autobiography to emphasize just how well the nation was left under his tenure and how, as the eternal optimist and visionary, he believed that our problems – which pale in comparison to today – could be solved into the future. Recounting his and Nancy’s flight from Andrews Air Force Base on Air Force One from Washington back home to Santa Barbara, Calif., on the last day of his presidency, he mused: “And, as I reflected on what we had accomplished, I had a sense of incompleteness – that there still was work to be done. We need a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget. Congressional redistricting has become a...
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