torsdag 4 juni 2009

Staty till minne av Ronald Reagan

President Ronald Reagan har förärats med en bronsstaty i Capitol Hill. Hans 87-åriga hustru Nancy Reagan blev tårögd när skynket föll av och hon fick se statyn av sin make, som aled 2004 - efter att under en lång tid varit sjuk i Alzeimers.

"The last time that I was in this room was for Ronnie's service[begravning],"
sa Mrs. Reagan, 87, "It's nice to be back under happier circumstances."

Reagan var USA:s fyrtionde president mellan 1981-1989- och en legendarisk ikon inom den konservativa rörelsen. Men han blev pg a sin varma personlighet och överlag lyckade politik också älskad av hela det amerikanska folket. Kongressen godkände i förrgår en kommission som ska förbereda firandet av Reagans 100-årsdag år 2011 (Reagan föddes 1911 i Illinois.) President Obama tackade Kongressen för att ha drivit igenom beslutet och sa:

"This legislation -- approved by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives, and passed unanimously in the Senate -- will create a commission to honor President Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth. And I am proud to sign it into law....

President Reagan understood that while there are often strong disagreements between parties and political adversaries -- disagreements that can be a source of conflict and bitterness -- it is important to keep in mind all that we share.

For all of the deepest of divides that exist in America, the bonds that bring us together are that much stronger. And we may see the world differently, but we must never stop seeing one another as fellow Americans -- and as patriots -- who want what is best for the country we love....

...President Reagan helped as much as any President to restore a sense of optimism in our country, a spirit that transcended politics -- that transcended even the most heated arguments of the day.

...President Reagan had the ability to communicate directly and movingly to the American people; to understand both the hardships they felt in their lives and the hopes that they had for their country. That was powerful, that was important, and we are better off for the extraordinary leadership that he showed."


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