[ladyinred]

It is very difficult to govern from the right, or the left. Perhaps people don't really recall Reagan as President, and his administration has become some conservative dream that it was not. He knew he had to compromise and he did. So does Bush.

[Kath]

Exactally right!!!

[bkepley]

It is very difficult to govern from the right, or the left. Perhaps people don't really recall Reagan as President, and his administration has become some conservative dream that it was not. He knew he had to compromise and he did.

"I'm president of all the people, liberals too." Or something like that. Reagan's words. I remember everyone was smacking him down on Firing Line one time. Only Rusher said he was thoroughly pleased understanding Reagan couldn't do everything he wanted. The country is split 50/50 and most Americans want big government. That's a fact you have to live with although you do what you can to change their minds.

[Sloth]

Perhaps people don't really recall Reagan as President, and his administration has become some conservative dream that it was not. He knew he had to compromise and he did. So does Bush.

When you have the White House & both houses of Congress, "compromise" should mean moving more slowly to the right than we'd like, or at worst, holding steady. Instead, we are steadily going leftward. Why?