It's easy to grow discouraged with the current state of politics. So many people are frustrated with the GOP candidates and the sitting president's policies. But we have to remember that it isn't our leaders that have made America great. It is our ideas, ideals, and values that distinguish us. You NEED to check out this excellent blog-post on that very topic: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

It's easy to grow discouraged with the current state of politics. So many people are frustrated with the GOP candidates and the sitting president's policies. But we have to remember that it isn't our leaders that have made America great. It is our ideas, ideals, and values that distinguish us. You NEED to check out this excellent blog-post on that very topic: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

It's easy to grow discouraged with the current state of politics. So many people are frustrated with the GOP candidates and the sitting president's policies. But we have to remember that it isn't our leaders that have made America great. It is our ideas, ideals, and values that distinguish us. You NEED to check out this excellent blog-post on that very topic: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

It's easy to grow discouraged with the current state of politics. So many people are frustrated with the GOP candidates and the sitting president's policies. But we have to remember that it isn't our leaders that have made America great. It is our ideas, ideals, and values that distinguish us. You NEED to check out this excellent blog-post on that very topic: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

Honestly, there is so much to be frustrated and/or worried about these days. No way around it. But we have a secret weapon as Americans: the ideas, ideals, and values that founded and have defined us for 250 years. No one knew this better than Ronald Reagan. Here's a much-needed reminder from a talented young blogger in Chicago: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

Honestly, there is so much to be frustrated and/or worried about these days. No way around it. But we have a secret weapon as Americans: the ideas, ideals, and values that founded and have defined us for 250 years. No one knew this better than Ronald Reagan. Here's a much-needed reminder from a talented young blogger in Chicago: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

Such an important column! Thanks Suzanne! Honestly, there is so much to be frustrated and/or worried about these days. No way around it. But we have a secret weapon as Americans: the ideas, ideals, and values that founded and have defined us for 250 years. No one knew this better than Ronald Reagan. Here's a much-needed reminder from a talented young blogger in Chicago: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

Honestly, there is so much to be frustrated and/or worried about these days. No way around it. But we have a secret weapon as Americans: the ideas, ideals, and values that founded and have defined us for 250 years. No one knew this better than Ronald Reagan. Here's a much-needed reminder from a talented young blogger in Chicago: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

Honestly, there is so much to be frustrated and/or worried about these days. No way around it. But we have a secret weapon as Americans: the ideas, ideals, and values that founded and have defined us for 250 years. No one knew this better than Ronald Reagan. Here's a much-needed reminder from a talented young blogger in Chicago: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/

Great points, Ms. Charen! Honestly, there is so much to be frustrated and/or worried about these days. No way around it. But we have a secret weapon as Americans: the ideas, ideals, and values that founded and have defined us for 250 years. No one knew this better than Ronald Reagan. Here's a much-needed reminder from a talented young blogger in Chicago: http://rjmoeller.com/2012/01/a-different-time-but-the-same-place/