By BOB URBAN

rurban@tnonline.comWith the presidential election day only three days away, today it is fitting that we hear a few words from our president. No, not the current president residing in the White House, and not from the guy who would like to unseat him.Today we'll hear from the late, great Ronald Reagan, our 40th president, who was once voted the Greatest American.A movie actor turned politician, Reagan will best be remembered in Hollywood for his role as "The Gipper", playing Notre Dame great Knute Rockne. He also appeared in many action films, including a number of westerns.But let's get on to the wisdom of the man, who once said, "Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15."More Reaganisms:"A recession is when your neighborloses his job. A depression iswhen you lose yours.""Socialism only worksin two places;Heaven where they don'tneed it and hell wherethey already have it.""Here's my strategy onthe Cold War:We win, they lose.""The most terrifying wordsin the English language are:I'm from the governmentand I'm here to help.""The trouble with our liberal friends is notthat they're ignorant; it's just that theyknow so much that isn't so.""Of the four wars in my lifetime nonecame about because theU.S. was too strong.""I have wondered attimes about when theTen Commandments wouldhave looked like if Moseshad run them throughThe U.S. Congress.""The taxpayer:That's someone who worksfor the Federal Governmentbut doesn't have to take acivil service examination.""Government is like a baby:An alimentary canal with abig appetite at one end andno sense of responsibilityat the other.""The nearest thing to eternallife we will ever see on thisearth is a government program.""It has been said that politics is the secondoldest profession.I have learned that it bears a strikingresemblance to the first.""Government's view of the economy couldbe summed up in a few short phrases:If it moves, tax it.If it keeps moving, regulate it.And, if it stops moving,subsidize it.""Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed,there are many rewards;if you disgrace yourself,you can always write a book.""No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenalsof the world, is as formidable as the willand moral courage of free men and women.""If we ever forget that we're one nationunder God, then we will b e a nation gone under."