We here at Cavs Watch don't involve ourselves with others politics. But we would be neglected if we did not take a moment to mention a man that did so much for this country and the world. A man that under many adversities stood tall amongst a turbulent time and gave strength and assurance to the people he represented.

After a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, our 40th President, Ronald Reagan died of pneumonia on Friday. His state funeral is to be held this Friday the 11th. In memory I thought I would add a few tribute articles about him and request that if you have any thing that you would like to add to this; your own regards, a good article or just your own form of tribute. Email me at sirpaul@berniesinsiders.com 

Reagan, it can be argued, is responsible for the two Bush presidents. The first President Bush served as Reagan's vice president before winning the White House, and many Republican see the current President Bush as the political heir to Reagan.

He brought back a sense of warmth toward the presidency, a sentiment that had dissolved with the Watergate scandal of the Nixon administration.

"Reagan restored a sense of hope, a sense of uplift about the presidency," said presidential historian Robert Dallek. "Now it's ironic, because he preached the idea that government was not the solution, government was the problem. And yet, when he left the White House, he had kind of rekindled affection for the presidency."   Article 1

Almost exactly 20 years after he stood before the aging soldiers of D-Day on the cliffs of Normandy, saluting the warriors who had saved democracy, Ronald Reagan died, quietly, in his house on St. Cloud Drive in Bel Air last Saturday, ending his long and noble battle against Alzheimer's disease. "It was very peaceful," a family member told NEWSWEEK. "It was time."

Word of Reagan's death came as the world was once again commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi tyranny. As presidents and princes, old soldiers and sailors, widows and grandchildren gathered on those same wind-swept beaches last weekend, they, and America, were hearing Reagan's words as they mourned his death. "These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc," Reagan had said on June 6, 1984, hailing the Rangers who helped spearhead the liberation. "These are the men who took the cliffs." Grown men wept that day in 1984; Reagan's voice caught with genuine emotion. "The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right," he said, "faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead—or on the next."   Article 2

 

After FDR's death in 1945, The New York Times predicted that "men will thank God on their knees a hundred years from now" that FDR had been the president to fight Hitler and Tojo. It is not too much to suggest that, with Ronald Reagan's death, Americans might now give similar thanks that they twice elected a president who saw the chance to end the cold war in his own time.  Article 3    

Member Comments:

Ron in Parma: I am not a Republican but anytime we lose a President, especially an icon we have to take moment to reflect.

Anonymous: Ronald Reagan was a great man that was given a curse that no one should endure...Alzheimer's 

Mike: I am proud to know that I live in a country that was once run by Ronald Reagan

Tim: God Bless and Thank You

Mark in CTown: For all that you have given us and all that you lost, Thank you and the best for your family.