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br> -- Patrick R. Spooner, P.E. br> Windham, New Hampshire /p>

Regarding Mr. Hillyer's article giving the '"what ifs" for Republicans...he's totally right. My mama always says "act as if" you are going to succeed and you will. And the best way we conservatives can help is to call their offices and encourage GOP Senators to do what is right and what helps our soldiers.

This mother of a serving pilot has called both Republicans and Democrats this last week....some 10 a day to let them know they had better do the right thing and support our soldiers while they are fighting an enemy who wants to see us dead. If my son can put his life on the line it is the least I can do...besides praying for his safety and the protection of so many more.

p>So, how many congressmen/women have you called this week. We have that ability to call or write with the click of a button. Get busy and make a difference, folks! And tell others to do the same.....as Laura Ingraham says...Power to the People!!! br> -- Beverly Gunn br> East Texas Cattle Rancher br> Proud Mother of Serving Pilot /p>

Quin Hillyer has captured the essence of the real Reagan legacy -- a sense of optimism. Reagan breathed a breath of fresh air into a conservative movement mired in a perpetually dour, defeatist and pessimistic mood. That's why, despite moderate domestic policies and eight years of compromising with Democrats, Reagan is hailed as the conservatives' conservative.

p>Unfortunately, we have fallen back into that negativity that undermined our movement for generations prior to Reagan. This is why despite a booming economy, low taxes, high employment, low inflation, sky rocketing home ownership, a shrinking deficit, success in the GWOT and protecting our homeland the GOP lost the mid-term elections to a group of corrupt (Harry Reid), arrogant (Nancy Pelosi demanding a USAF plane for her personal use), terrorist appeasing (Dick Durbin and Carl Levin), tax raising (Ted Kennedy) woman hating (Jim Webb), lazy (Bob Casey) kooks (Sherrod Brown) who are mentally sub par (Heath Shuler). Unless we fast adopt Mr. Hillyer's and Reagan's optimism and rally around the President and all that is good in our nation we can be assured that the opportunistic Democrats will be in power for the foreseeable future. Then where has all the complaining, grumbling and grousing really gotten us? Time to shun the mythology and pseudo-Reagan legacy and adopt the real deal of optimism and thinking big. br> --

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