He also regretted the debt problems which he did not fix, but noted that was a conscious decision to make them a lower priority than winning the Cold War.
Ronald Reagan was not God and would be offended if anyone said he was. He just happened to be the most capable president this country produced in more than the last century.
Why that dirty SOB. Get a rope! /sarc
Or maybe because it's best to give the citizens such changes will affect time to make adjustments in their retirement plans. Santorum's not making as great a point here as he seems to think.
I hope he becomes competitive beyond Iowa, but this one won't help him with many voters.
I agree the headline doesn’t match the story. It could just as easily be titled “Rick Santorum offers reasonable critique of 1983 law.”
Most conservatives know Reagan was not perfect. For some reason, the MSM has been led to believe we think he was.
Well based on this article, what Santorum said was a legit criticism, OTOH trying to discuss SS at that time was death for a politician.
“He bought the idea of increasing taxes now — that’s always what the left wants to do — increase taxes now, reduce benefits later. And that’s exactly what the bill did.”
That quote is accurate. I heard Santorum say it last night at a town hall broadcast on C-Span.
That said, the headline is over the top. Citing a disagreement over one aspect of one bill from 1983 is hardly “sacrilege”
Unless Ronald Reagan has been designated by the GOP as a diety, beyond all criticism, Santorum's comment on a specific issue does not warrant the Daily Caller's histrionic headline. In the meantime, Santorum's specific claim can be discussed, debated, or refuted with substantive evidence.
Oh. And Reagan himself would probably agree with what Santorum said last night.
This is exactly true. He did do that by raising FICA taxes and changing/reducing some benefits, and then spent the newly created surplus as did both Bush's and Clinton.
That is not to say that Santorum or any Republican will do better than Reagan did 30 years ago. Look at the recent congress/Obama action on SS FICA taxes,.
Here goes the “take down Santorum” crowd.
So far, if we look at recent history, they win.
“that” was an attack on Reagan?
LOL!
man, last 48 hours I hear nails being pounded all around Santorum but I don’t see any jello stuck to the wall
Yawn.....
Rise to the top to challenge RINO Romney and Marxist Obama and expect to see baseless attacks.
Reagan’s deal with Tip O’Neal demonstrates you cannot reach “bi-partisan” agreements with democrats. They are driven by power and politics, not the good of the country.
Works for me!!!
There were many frustrations during the Reagan years, but looking back, and growing wiser, myself, one realizes that this is not a perfect world and even presidents have limitations as to what they can legally do. When you look at the Reagan years there were a lot of things that I wish had been done better, but the one thing that carried him through in our hearts was his love of America and the belief that the things he did, we knew he thought it was the best for that time. Unlike our current occupant of the WH, who loathes the country, can only see the bad, hates the Constitution, etc., Reagan was a shining star, with his faults and all. We knew he cared for us. The One would seemingly imprison anyone who doesn’t agree with him. The country had better wake up! Santorum would be like Reagan in a lot of ways, in my opinion. I like him and Perry the best.
I doubt Pennsylvanians would support him.
He's definitely not my my choice.