I'm no Reagan fan, but I remember the speech well and thought at the time, if I can be moved to tears (and remember, I was and am NOT a Reagan fan), then this is one of the most amazing speeches of my lifetime. I believe it set him up as the presumptive nominee in 1980 and for me, summed up why he was the great Communicator. I also pray sympathy for his family as he approaches the end of his long goodbye...my mother has Alzheimer's so I can definitely empathize with them. God Bless Nancy Reagan for defending stem cell research (Conservatives, wake up on this subject, will you???)
