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Heritage Foundation Says Trump Has Embraced Two-Thirds of Its Agenda (surpasses Reagan)
The New York Times ^ | January 22nd, 2018 | By JEREMY W. PETERS

Posted on 01/25/2018 11:55:48 AM PST by Mariner

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has pursued policies that have hewed remarkably close to the recommendations of a leading conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, which found in a new review that nearly two-thirds of its ideas had been carried out or embraced by the White House over the past year.

Not one to dwell on the details of governing, President Trump has shown a considerable degree of deference to groups within the conservative movement like Heritage, leading to a rightward shift in social, environmental, immigration and foreign policy.

The results, Heritage found in its review, exceeded even the first year of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, whose tenure has long been the conservative gold standard.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: conservative; heritage; heritagefoundation; nevertrumploses; reagan; trump
The good news is that Trump and Heritage coincidentally agree on only 64% of what Heritage thinks is important.
1 posted on 01/25/2018 11:55:48 AM PST by Mariner
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To: Mariner

Sadly, I’d have to agree with that.

I used to have a lot more respect for the organization.


2 posted on 01/25/2018 11:58:43 AM PST by DoughtyOne (01/24/18 DJIA close 26,252.12 46.756% > open on 11/07/16 We're 580.30 from 50% increase under Trump.)
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3 posted on 01/25/2018 12:00:13 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Mariner

Trump has far surpassed my expectations - best President we have ever had !!!


4 posted on 01/25/2018 12:03:22 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: DoughtyOne

Same here. If the Slimes think Heritage is their version of a conservative org, then Heritage clearly is not.


5 posted on 01/25/2018 12:04:20 PM PST by beergarden
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To: Mariner

They shouldn’t say this while he’s still protecting ACA. Not to mention DACA, NAFTA, and protecting Hillary.


6 posted on 01/25/2018 12:07:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Mariner

What happened to that other outlet the Club for Growth that tried to extort $1 million from Trump and then ran against him in the primary because he was a liberal like Hillary Clinton and not a Reaganite?


7 posted on 01/25/2018 12:13:15 PM PST by conservative98
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Trump is not an Open Borders Free Traitor like Club for Growth.


8 posted on 01/25/2018 12:15:06 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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HEY, MARK LEVIN!

Still think Trump "is Nixon instead of Reagan" ?
9 posted on 01/25/2018 12:19:02 PM PST by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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I’ve died and gone to Heaven. Better than I would have dared dream. Praise the Lord for sending us this man at this time. It was our last chance.


10 posted on 01/25/2018 12:32:55 PM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: SunStar; Mariner; holdonnow

HEY, MARK LEVIN!

Still think Trump “is Nixon instead of Reagan” ?


Yello. Yello.


11 posted on 01/25/2018 12:57:49 PM PST by conservative98
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“The good news is that Trump and Heritage coincidentally agree on only 64% of what Heritage thinks is important.”


I’m betting that “shithole countries” got him at least an extra 5%. :>)


12 posted on 01/25/2018 1:15:58 PM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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