“There will be no renewal of America without a renewal of the Catholic Church, and no renewal of the Catholic Church without a renewal of the Catholic family, and no renewal of the Catholic family without a bold proclamation of the sacred truths regarding the transmission of human life.” — –Archbishop Charles Chaput
How I wish such a debate could really be held. The Gipper vs. The South Side Messiah! Reagan succeeded in moving the country politically to the right for decades. Obama is attempting to do the same for a leftward trajectory. Reagan lost 26 seats in the House, but won re-election in 84 with an economy that recovered. Obama is the opposite of Reagan politically, but I assume that he is hoping this history can repeat for him in 12. If he is Machiavellian enough he may even be hoping that the GOP takes control of Congress in the Fall, thereby giving him an opportunity to attack a Republican Congress in 11 and 12. The problem for Obama is that Reagan had a substantial part of the GOP that was completely dedicated to him. I don’t think Obama enjoys that type of adulation in his party. If the economy continues to be weak, I believe Obama may face a serious primary challenge in 12, something Reagan did not have to worry about in 84. Reagan wasn’t just President, he was the leader of the Conservative movement in the Republican party and had been since 76. Obama enjoys no such status on the Left of the Democrat party.
“As Christians we must love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, but as Christians we must also stand up for what we believe and always be ready to fight for the Faith. The days in which we live now require heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism. We can no longer be Catholics by accident, but instead be Catholics by conviction.”
Reagan-Obama Debate
SOURCE: http://the-american-catholic.com/