He was an admirer and disciple of Ronald Reagan. It should have been the other way around. He was everything in fact, that Ronnie only pretended to be.
He wasn't a racist or a sexist or a religious fanatic. His kids and wife really loved him. He always performed better than expectations and best of all when things got tough. He was a better athlete than he should have been. A better politician. A better businessman. A better family man.
He worked hard to do the best he could and to help others to do the same. He wasn't mean. He wasn't cynical or corrupt.
Everybody knows people like Jack Kemp when they're growing up. Everybody admires them and wishes they were more like them. The factors that make them so admirable usually limit them from going as far as they should. Jack got pretty far in life but in the end, the same was true of him.
He was a great American. We could have used more like him. It's our fault there weren't more, not his.
Rest in Peace, Jack.
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