Yeah, I agree that times are different than when Ronnie was Prez. But I had forgotten just how good "the great communicator" really was. Bill Clinton was pretty good, and President Obama is likeable. But neither of them could present an argument as effectively as Reagan.

Maybe the politics were different back then. When Ronnie said he believed in fiscal conservatism and personal liberties, he really meant it. Today's politicians say the words but when it begins to appear that the principle might get in the way of their re-election, they change course like a rabbit trying to escape a snarling wolf.

They laugh when you say this outside The Villages, but "those were the good old days".