What happened, Grand Old Party?

Can you guess which U.S. President said this in his inaugural address?

“How can we love our country and not love our countrymen? And loving them, reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they’re sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory.”

It was Ronald Reagan. I ask my Republican brothers and sisters what has happened to your party? What happened to the appeal to our better natures? When did personal attacks and self-promotion replace mutual respect and doing what’s best for the country and the world?

We all have a chance Nov. 6 to turn things around and begin the process of healing we so desperately need.

See you at the polls.

Gil Jordan

Coram