Patti Davis: 'God Has a Plan,' My Dad Always Said (War on * WH)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5197841/site/newsweek/

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I also grew up hearing my father say that everything happens for a reason, even if we don't know what it is. "God has a plan," he always said. "And God does things in his time. It's always right even if it seems a mystery to us."

Until my father's death on June 5, I had no idea why God would have wanted him to last so long with a disease that stole so much. Why did his soul have to linger in a body and a mind that had been so cruelly conquered? Why did my mother have to go through year after year of drawn-out loss?

I think I know now. And I think my father is smiling and saying, "I told you there is a reason for everything." Because my mother now has a chance to make a contribution to this country and this world, arguably as important as those of my father's. She is the voice for stem-cell research now. But she found her full voice only recently; it was just a few weeks ago that she was publicly honored for her efforts—an honor that placed her firmly at center stage.

It has also placed her firmly against the White House—at least those currently in residence there. I swear I can hear my father chuckling at that.

[BinkieGirl]

1. Wow

Just wow. Talk about using your time in the spotlight for good.

[bluestateguy]

2. Could Nancy Reagan endorse Kerry?

It's a stretch, but if the White House pisses her off enough I think she might.

[proud patriot]

3. Go Patti Davis

I hope she is correct and that her mom will
continue pushing for stem cell research/