Public Sector Strikes: The Reagan Approach

September 15, 2010 at 12:08 am

No messing around by the Gipper in 1981 when air traffic controllers went on strike. Classic newsreel showing a true leader in command. The man had balls the size of grapefruit.

The Gipper Gets His Day

July 29, 2010 at 6:30 am

We are fast approaching the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) but importantly in this context also the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) So it was good to hear that former first lady Nancy Reagan joined California Gov. Arnold […]

Be True To Who You Are

May 4, 2010 at 9:28 am

Two days to go. So, wither the patriot and his vote? TheEye struggles with such thoughts. It is a struggle made easier by the lack of a Westminster vote for us here in Gibraltar, so this blogger watches impotently as the future of his Rock is shaped on distant shores. Of […]