Today's relative peace, despite 8 years of military neglect, is due to his standing firm in his faith in the American military. Ronald Reagan believed in his ideas of a conservative America. His actions and especially his faith are the model today's conservatives must follow if they are ever to revive conservatism. But despite Reagan's success, conservatism is in mortal danger. Government takes in and spends record amounts of money.
Every small problem has a government solution.
People are content to turn over their liberty to gain a modicum of security. Even when conservatives win, they exhibit a remarkable tendency to self-destruct and give in to liberals and democrats. The standard bearers of conservatism have disappeared or are so marginalized that they are ineffective. For conservatism to reassert itself, a plan similar to that outlined above must be put in place to grow support slowly, locally, regionally, and eventually nationally. If conservatives are serious about shrinking the size, role, and taxes of government at all levels, they will abandon national aspirations until the local and regional support, so sorely lacking in the past 20 years begins to take hold.