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The continuous invoking of Reagan to provide cover for what Sarah Palin may or may not do is becoming tiresome.

To invoke a valid comparison to Reagan the gold standard of modern day presidents is never tiresome and I would hope it never becomes politically incorrect. Your false accusation is tiresome.

b.) Reagan’s actions regarding what you call the ‘Amnesty of ‘86’ were far more responsible and fair minded than the amnesty con game that RINOs like George W. Bush, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and others (not to mention the latest Dead Kennedy, Fat Teddy) tried to foist upon us...

Amnesty is amnesty. It promotes more illegal immigration. Even if the Democrats followed through on all their promises the damage would still have been done. As I said, it was a mistake.

The abortion bill Reagan signed when he was governor was actually intended to REDUCE the number of abortions in the State of California, but unscrupulous doctors and abortionists used the loophole about performing an abortion “to preserve the health of the mother” to include a woman’s MENTAL state, i.e. “oh, oh, I can’t be pregnant, this is terrible, its going to ruin my life”, Abortionist

Of course Reagan was pro life. Of course Reagan wanted to reduce the number of abortions. But allowing such a loophole that the abortionists could take advantage of was a mistake.

As I said, Sarah's endorsement of McCain is a mistake. Ronald Reagan who was our greatest modern day president made mistakes. It didn't stop my support of Reagan. And when the time comes and I have to pick a candidate for nomination in 2010, Sarah's McCain mistake alone wouldn't stop my support of her.

Anything else you want to discuss?

I wasn't finished with the present discussion.

To invoke a valid comparison to Reagan

What you consider 'valid' remains a question of perspective, but I'll try to make this a little more clear to you:

Sarah Palin has energized the conservative base, there is much to like about many of her positions, but until she actually declares her candidacy for elective office, she is just one more political celebrity.

While Sarah Palin has many qualities that would certainly endear her to many Reaganites, she is not at all in the same league as Ronald Reagan, not at this point in her political career. The fact is, her experience could be compared to that of Ronald Reagan about 1962. Still conservative, but still 'in development'. Reagan did not truly come on the national stage until 1964 with his nominating speech for Senator Barry Goldwater, and it was 2 years later that he was elected Governor of California. The rest is history.

Amnesty is amnesty. It promotes more illegal immigration. Even if the Democrats followed through on all their promises the damage would still have been done. As I said, it was a mistake.

Have you actually read the '86 legislation that was signed into law by President Reagan?

And when the time comes and I have to pick a candidate for nomination in 2010, Sarah's McCain mistake alone wouldn't stop my support of her.

How many mistakes will you overlook?