Reagan not Republican enough for today's GOP

No longer are there any moderate Republicans left - all gone or retired. No Republicans in 2011 would be caught dead any where near supporting something like the MLK holiday.



Nov. 2, 1983 President Ronald Reagan signs the bill making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday while Coretta Scott King watches.

 

republicans are fond of this quote from reagan in their qwest to destroy government:
“government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”

but they seem to forget the whole quote:

“Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it’s not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work.” Government, he said, “must provide opportunity.”


i personally like this quote:
"retaliation in which innocent civilians are killed is 'itself a terrorist act."

 

So then Obviously you would agree that Obambi is a terrorist right?

 

I hardly know where to begin.

First, Reagan himself said he made a big mistake going along with democrats to raise taxes. The democrats promised far larger budget cuts in return. Sound familiar? Of course, they never kept their end of the bargain. Once fooled, twice shy.

Most conservatives would say the amnesty was a huge mistake. Again, Reagan was promised comprehensive immigration reform, etc. Never happened. Democrats just kept scheming to get in more poor people who would vote for them. In fairness, many republicans like Bush and McCain were also in favor of more or less open borders.

We have to keep in mind that Reagan was far more conservative than the republican establishment, epitomized by country club republicnas like his VP, George H. W. Bush. They tended to favor symbolic gestures like the King holiday. Also, in both California and Washington, Reagan had to deal with exremely hostile democrat majorities in the legislature and congress. It is a measure of his personal charisma and leadership that he was able to bend them to his will on so many sugnificant issues. Unlike Obama, who seems to think demagogic attacks are the way to get cooperation, Reagan used his considerable charm, negotiating ability and give and take. Remember too, he didn't have a strong Tea Party movement behind him. Much of the republican party establishment detested him and tried to undermine him.

As for the rest of the article, I have not detected the upsurge in Carter's popularity. If anything, the years have confirmed how damaging his presidency was. His raw anti-semitism and reckless use of the racism charge since leaving office have further diminished his legacy.

 

I find it fascinating that all during the 80's the MSM and their analog the professional left was incredibly mean-spirited and vile towards Reagan. The lies, the alarmist fabrications, the underhanded subterfuge was everywhere. The pop culture media references were over the top.

Now, you have Pelosi and Obama and the Dem operatives quoting him and his policies at every turn - with admiration.

Amazing.

 

true

 

Do you think JFK would make it in today's democrat party?

Could you imagine a democrat today actually saying "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"?

 

Here is what Reagan has to say to walter4.

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LOL, this video was featured at the end of your Reagan video.

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