Thought for the Day

Dr. Michael Hurd on President Reagan

People know we're not getting the leadership we need to defeat terrorism the way we defeated Communism. We're not likely to ever get it from the current President and we will absolutely never get it from his pacifistic, appeasing opponent. People sense, but cannot articulate, that something is missing. Brute force alone will not do it, but neither will pacifism. What's missing is moral conviction. President Reagan reminds us that such a thing is possible, though not visible in our current leaders.

The yearning for Reagan is more than mere nostalgia. It's the craving for a justice not yet realized in our current struggle. We need a leader who will attack our enemy first and foremost on moral and ideological grounds. The rest will surely follow.