I must have Ronald Reagan on the brain recently. When I wrote about Elizabeth Edwards meeting with Bloggers in New Hampshire, I borrowed his line "Tear down this wall." This post borrows from Ronald Reagan’s famous advertisement, "It’s morning in America".
While I strongly disliked Ronald Reagan for many of his policies, I did admire his ability to communicate, and I’ve longed for better communicators and communications on the current political landscape.
Four years ago, we sent out Holiday Cards with a picture of Governor Dean, holding our daughter Fiona, who was about two years old at the time. Our greeting said
In this Holiday season, Let us all work together to help Hope, Joy, and Prosperity
Triumph over Fear and Oppression.
I love the politics of hope. It is what has made America strong. It is what Reagan touched on in his famous "Morning in American" advertisement. It is something Barack Obama symbolizes for many of my friends, and I love the "Got Hope?" bumpersticker.
Today, I got an email about the new John Edwards Thanksgiving advertisement that is going up. It captures the hope and the American Spirit better than any advertisement I’ve seen in a long time. Please, stop by and check it out at
http://www.johnedwards.com/.... Even if you are supporting a different Democrat right now, stop by and watch the ad. It captures what is so important to me about being a Democrat and being an American.